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Men claiming to be from an Islamist militant group speak, in this still image taken from video footage posted on the Internet on January 20, 2014, claiming responsibility for the December 2013 attacks on the Russian city of Volgograd. (Reuters/Handout via Reuters Television)
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Empty seats are seen before the men’s 1,500 metres short track speed skating heats event at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Sochi faces issue of empty seats
Sochi, AP—It’s an issue that comes up in the early days of almost every Olympics: What to do about those empty seats and lack of buzz? It’s the case again in Sochi, with some senior Olympic officials voicing concern about less-than-capacity crowds and a...Caption:
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games February 7, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (RUSSIA – Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
Olympics: Russian Winter Games kick off with fairytale show
Sochi, Reuters—Russia’s Winter Games got off to a shaky start on Friday when one of the five Olympic rings failed, but ballet dancers, stirring music and huge mechanical props tracing the host nation’s history propelled the opening ceremony forward. Only...Caption:
A general view of the Kharkiv airport in Ukraine is seen in this March 9, 2012 file photo. Turkey scrambled an F-16 fighter jet to accompany a passenger plane arriving in Istanbul from Ukraine on February 7, 2014 after a bomb threat was made by a passenger demanding to go to the Winter Olympics venue of Sochi, Turkish officials said. Television footage showed the Pegasus Airlines flight from the Ukrainian city of Kharkov arriving in Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport. Picture taken March 9, 2012. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/Files
Official: Passenger tried to hijack plane to Sochi
Ankara, AP—A passenger on board an Istanbul-bound flight Friday claimed there was a bomb on board and tried to hijack the plane to Sochi, Russia, where the Olympics are kicking off, an official said. The plane from Kharkov, Ukraine, landed safely at Istanbul’s...Caption:
The Caucasus Mountains rise beyond a sign for the Sochi Olympics Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, Russia. The area will host the alpine events at the 2014 Winter Olympics which opens Friday, Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)