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In response to the 2013 Volgograd bombings, the Russian authorities tried to show that they are in control of the security situation in the North Caucasus ahead of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Anti-terror operations have been stepped up and until the new suicide bomb detectors are available, law enforcement officers will do their best to nip the threat of “black widows” in the bud. But despite all these efforts, every other day a new incident occurs reminding the public of the violence in Sochi's neighborhood:
In response to the 2013 Volgograd bombings, the Russian authorities tried to show that they are in control of the security situation in the North Caucasus ahead of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Anti-terror operations have been stepped up and until the new suicide bomb detectors are available, law enforcement officers will do their best to nip the threat of “black widows” in the bud. But despite all these efforts, every other day a new incident occurs reminding the public of the violence in Sochi's neighborhood:
Five bodies found in Russia region near Olympics host Sochi
Russia on Thursday launched a counter-terrorism operation after six bodies riddled with bullets were found in a region bordering that of Winter Olympic host city of Sochi, just weeks before the start of the Games.Two districts in the southern Stavropol region were placed on high alert after the bodies were discovered in or close to parked cars, at least one of them apparently booby-trapped, in the rural area on Wednesday, the regional authorities said.
The Stavropol region borders the Krasnodar region where the Black Sea resort of Sochi is located.
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