ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center
SOURCE: BBC
25January2011 10:05amEST
GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Dmitry Medvedev spoke out the day after a bomber detonated an estimated 7kg (15lb) of TNT at Domodedovo airport, killing 35 people and injuring 110.
He blamed airport officials for "clear security breaches", and called for sackings if negligence was proved.
Militant groups from the North Caucasus are suspected of planning the attack.
Speaking to security officers in televised remarks, Mr Medvedev said terrorism was the most serious threat facing Russia today.
He called for those responsible to be hunted down and their organisations "eliminated".
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin also took a hard line, saying that "retribution is inevitable".
"This was an abominable crime in both its senselessness and its cruelty," he said, offering government help to the families of those affected. (read full report)
