Rebels planned New Year Moscow attack

Suicide bomb attack on Russias biggest airport,Domodedovo,killed at least 35 people.

The group behind this weeks Moscow airport bombing had planned a devastating attack on the capital on New Years Eve but were foiled,one of Russias most popular newspapers reported on Wednesday.

A woman planned to blow herself up amid the crowds ringing in the new year near Red Square,but her plot failed when her mobile phone most likely set off the bomb by accident,killing her in her flat,reported Moskovsky Komsomolets.

Mondays suicide bomb attack on Russias biggest airport,Domodedovo,killed at least 35 people.

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Officials have not directly said who they believe is behind the attack,but unnamed law enforcement officers told Russian media they believe it was a bomber connected to North Caucasus militant groups.

A terrorist attack on Moscow had been in the works since November,the paper wrote,citing unnamed security officials. It added that the would-be female suicide bomber had most probably received a spam text message congratulating her on the New Year at around 8:30 pm local time,setting off the bomb.

Two other suspects,including a wife of a North Caucasus rebel,were held as they fled Moscow on January 5. However,others connected to them were able to plan the Domodedovo airport bomb in a Moscow suburb.