Islamist leader claims responsibility for Domodedovo

Chechen leader Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for last month's terrorist attack at Russia's largest airport that killed 36 and injured at least 150. "This operation was carried out on my order," he said in a video posted late Monday on the Kavkaz Centre website, referring to the January 24 suicide attack at Domodedovo airport. Islamist leader claims responsibility for Domodedovo Umarov threatened that more similar attacks are yet to come, the Reuters agency reported. "These special operations will continue... to show the chauvinist regime of (Russian Prime Minister Vladimir) Putin in Moscow... that we can carry out these operations where we want and when we want," he said, pointing a finger towards the camera. Last week, the self-proclaimed leader of the so-called "Caucasus Emirate", which has sought to unite various groups in Russia's Caucasus and establish Islamic rule, had vowed in a chilling video to make 2011 a year of "blood and tears." Russian security forces believe that the suicide attack at the airport was carried out by a 20-year-old native of one of the North Caucasus republics.

Islamist leader claims responsibility for Domodedovo

Umarov threatened that more similar attacks are yet to come, the Reuters agency reported.

"These special operations will continue... to show the chauvinist regime of (Russian Prime Minister Vladimir) Putin in Moscow... that we can carry out these operations where we want and when we want," he said, pointing a finger towards the camera.

Last week, the self-proclaimed leader of the so-called "Caucasus Emirate", which has sought to unite various groups in Russia's Caucasus and establish Islamic rule, had vowed in a chilling video to make 2011 a year of "blood and tears."

Russian security forces believe that the suicide attack at the airport was carried out by a 20-year-old native of one of the North Caucasus republics.