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Russian media links airport bombing, Modern Warfare 2
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On Monday, One of Russia's busiest Airports
Domdedovo airport was struck by a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing 35 people and injuring 180. Up to this date, no parties have come forward to claim responsibility, although Chechen separatists are likely to be blamed.
In the midst of this, Russian media have found something else to Blame these attacks on, Modern Warfare 2, In a recent video released by the Russian satellite network
Russia Today they detail that the the infamous "No Russian" level of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is to be blamed for these attacks. In that mission, players must attack a fictional Russian airport, gunning down civilians in masses.
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"The bloody scenes of the Moscow attack are reminiscent of what can be seen in a computer game that controversially involves a character who is urged to attack civilians in an imaginary airport," says the anchorwoman.
Later, the correspondent says that the level "mirrors" the real-life suicide bombing.
The report goes on to quote Fox News terrorism analyst Walid Phares as saying he is concerned that terrorists could be using games as training tools.
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"I think those who have been radicalized already, let's suppose in this case jihadists [or] Al Qaeda or [some] other kind, they look at the games and say these games will serve them to train."
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