Twin blasts in Moscow Metro, 37 dead

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in central Moscow's subway during the morning rush hours on Monday killing at least 37 people and wounding 60 others as terror revisited the city.

Though no organisation claimed responsibility for the attacks, Chief of the Federal Security Service (FSB) blamed the militant groups active in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region (Chechnya) for the deadly blasts.

The first suspected bomber wearing an explosive belt struck at the Lubyanka station under the Federal Security Service (FSB) headquarters near Kremlin, claiming 24 lives.

Forty minutes later, the second bomber hit a moving train at the Park Kultury station near the famous Gorky Park killing at least 12 people.

The second blast occurred in the third carriage of the train which had slowed down near the city centre.

The Moscow subway system is one of the world's busiest, carrying more than seven million passengers every day.