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Significance
The apparent suicide attack on an underground train on April 3 killed 14 people and wounded 50, but could have been far worse as a second, larger bomb failed to explode.
Impacts
Russians will be resilient in the face of attacks as long as these are sporadic rather than concerted.
Security measures may be misused to squeeze the political opposition.
All five Central Asian governments will step up checks on suspected militants returning from the Middle East.
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