It's suggested that the timing of the attacks is linked to the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Both cities are in the same region but, as you can see on the map, the distance between them is more than 650 kilometers. Let's now cross live to Sochi and our correspondent Thabang Motsei.

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