"We currently have information that the two explosions have hurt 104 people, of which 32 were killed," he said.Stepanov said the process of the victims' identification has not been completed yet.
"Unfortunately, this process may take more than one day. Some victims are expected to be identified with relatives' help. There are plans to use genetic tests, too," he said.The terrorists wanted to sow panic and fear, making use of the impossibility to ensure the complete security of transportation systems, Lev Korolkov, veteran of the Vympel special task unit, told the Voice of Russia.
“It is impossible to take each and every transportation vehicle or each and every crowded place under guard. Then, all public transport would have to be halted, all shopping centers closed and all railway stations shut. It’s a process aimed at destabilizing the general situation. Such high-profile terrorist attacks inflicting a large number of casualties mean that some forces are attempting to rock the boat. Those forces could be those seeking territorial secession or maximum control over the North Caucasus to create fertile ground for a future caliphate. We have seen similar things in the Middle East and North Africa over recently,” the expert said.Volgograd trolleybus bomber's name is Pavel Pechenkin from Mari El region - VoR's source
According to preliminary data, the terrorist's name is allegedly Pavel Pechenkin, born in Mari El region, who joined resistance forces in 2012, the Voice of Russia's source said. According to information obtained by the Voice of Russia, suspected Volgograd trolley-bus bomber Pechyonkin, aged 32, is a former paramedic. In 2012, he joined the bandit underground, having left a note for his mother on his lap top computer. Pechyonkin has since communicated with his parents two or three times via the Internet.
Photo: Pechyonkin’s photo was provided to the Voice of Russia by the National Anti-Terrorist Committee.
Pavel Pechenkin, a member of the Buinaksk ring operating in Dagestan who was born in the town of Volzhsk in the Republic of Mari El, is suspected of the Volgograd railroad terminal bombing, a source from the law enforcement authorities said.
He said Pechenkin joined the Dagestani militants in spring 2012.
"Pavel's parents - Nikolai and Fanaziya - came to Dagestan in September 2013 and searched for him in the town of Buinaksk and the suburbs. The search was unsuccessful and they made a video address to their son, who had adopted the Islamic name of Ansar ar-Rusi. The parents failed to find their son and returned home," the source said.According to the parents, Pavel Pechenkin was an ER nurse in his home town.
The suicide bomber will be definitively identified in DNA tests. Pavel's father, Nikolai, donated his blood for the DNA test on Monday morning.
Number of injured in Volgograd trolley bus blast reaches 41 with 27 hospitalized - Health Ministry
According to the Russian Health Ministry, 41 people were hurt in the Volgograd trolley bus explosion on Monday.
"There is information that 41 people were hurt by the explosion, of which 27 have been hospitalized, the ministry press service told Interfax. The terrorist attack killed 14 people, of which 11 died at the scene and three died on their way to the hospital, the Health Ministry said.Two teenagers seriously wounded by blast, child in coma, death toll may rise - Health Minister
The baby boy, injured in the trolleybus explosion in Volgograd, is in coma and his condition is considered to be extremely serious, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said on air of the Rossiya 24 (Russia 24) TV channel. The death toll may rise due to critical condition of the injured, she added.
"Three children are among those injured. An infant aged five to seven months is in coma with multiple skull injuries," Skvortsova said. "It is unknown who he is, it is possible that his parents died," she said.The condition of most patients is "relatively satisfactory to moderately severe," Skvortsova said.
"The condition of two other children is close to relatively satisfactory, they have minor concussions. It can be said here that everything will be ok," Skvortsova said.
Meanwhile, two persons are in extremely serious condition, the minister said. People with minor injuries have blast injuries, barotraumas with eardrum ruptures, concussions, reactive psychosis, cuts and fractures, the minister said. Those injured more seriously have internal organs ruptures, penetrating wounds and open skull fractures, she said.
"As of today, it is not necessary to bring those injured in the trolleybus blast in Volgograd to Moscow hospitals," Skvortsova said. Patients in serious condition can not be moved and the others have favorable prognosis, she said. Volgograd has enough donated blood for the injured, the minister said. "No issues with providing medical care exist in the city," she said.Putin orders security across Russia with focus on Volgograd
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued an order to enhance security measures in every Russian city and in Volgograd in particular. That’s according to an official representative of the Russian Anti-Terrorism Committee.
The country’s anti-terror committee said it was to hand in security reports to the President every day. Putin will also be given all the updates concerning the situation in the region of Volgograd, following two fatal bombings that struck the southern city over the past 24 hours.