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In the wake of the deadly bombing of Russias busiest airport President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday fired a top official of the countrys transport police and lashed out at passive officers who guard the countrys transport centers.
Medvedev,often criticised as hesitant or ineffectual,appears eager to assert that hes in control after Mondays attack at the capitals Domodedovo Airport.
He announced the firing shortly before leaving for the World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland,where he aims to reassure elite figures of international business that Russia is a safe bet for their badly needed investment. The airport attack is likely to unsettle investors.
Medvedev did not specify the reasons for dismissing Maj Gen Andrei Alexeyev,head of the transport police for the Russian region that includes Moscow. But he did criticise transport police in general.
