New Delhi: The confirmation of involvement of female suicide bombers who carried out the twin blasts in central Moscow's busy metro stations has once again brought the infamous Chechen group – Black Widows.
Consisting of widows of Chechen rebels who died fighting Russian forces in Chechnya, the group has gained notoriety for carrying out deadly suicide attacks in recent times in Russia.
The first of their attacks by Black Widows suicide bombers came in July 2003 when a Chechen woman exploded a suicide belt at a rock concert, killing more than a dozen people.
Five months later in December 2003 a woman bomber blew herself up in central Moscow, killing six people and injuring dozens.
It was soon followed by another more deadly bombing in February 2004. Here, a woman carrying a bomb destroyed a subway car between Paveletskaya and Avtozavodskaya. More than 40 people were killed in that attack.
In Sept 2004 a suicide bomber killed at least 9 other people at a Rizhskaya bus stop.
The group is also believed to be a part of Osama Bin Laden international Islamic front.
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