Moscow Mourns Metro Attack Victims

The Moscow city government declared Tuesday would be a day of mourning. The first funerals are also expected soon. Photo by EPA

Moscow is holding an official day of mourning for the 39 people killed in Monday's twin suicide bombings on the city's Metro.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to "destroy" the perpetrators.

Security has been stepped up amid fears of fresh attacks. No group has said it carried out the bombings, the BBC reported.

Officials have blamed Muslim groups from the northern Caucasus, where rebels have been waging violent campaigns for independence.

Two suspected female suicide bombers detonated bombs packed with pieces of metal at two separate stations during rush hour on Monday morning.

The Moscow city government declared Tuesday would be a day of mourning. The first funerals are also expected soon.

Russians have been lighting candles and laying flowers in memory of the victims of a blast inside the Lubyanka metro station, where 23 people died, and the Park Kultury station, where a second explosion left 12 people dead.

Another four people died in hospital, and officials have warned that the death toll could rise.

The main television channels have changed their schedules, dropping advertising and entertainment programs.

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