BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Russian authorities in Moscow now, holding two suspects in connection with that deadly bombing yesterday. The blast killed seven, wounded 93 others. Here's CNN's Steve Harrigan, one of the first on the scene yesterday there, from Moscow with more. Steve, hello.</s>STEVE HARRIGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Thanks, Bill. Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the men who has vigorously pursued this war against Chechnya, now he's saying it would be a mistake for Russians to blame any one ethnic group for Tuesday's blast.</s>VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): Yesterday, right after the tragedy took place in the center of Moscow, we considered two possibilities: an accident and a crime. According to preliminary reports by experts, a crime has been committed. There are also different options. It could have been a criminal offense involving certain conflicts between different criminal gangs or a terrorist attack.</s>HARRIGAN: Of course, that could be a tough sell to the Russian people, many of them blame the Chechens for this blast and their anger really is white hot. Throughout the day many Russians came back to the scene of the blast, some bringing flowers, others bowing down in prayer. Of course, that blast happened right at the peak of rush hour on Tuesday, about 6:00 p.m. Many people coming off the metro, on their way home from work, caught in the blast. Of course, that blast contained about three pounds of TNT. Bomb experts say that it was the work of a professional, that was placed inside a very enclosed area when there would be the most people involved, the most damage possible. So far Russian authorities have detained two people, one of those is a Chechen. But no further word on developments there. I'm Steve Harrigan, CNN, reporting live from Moscow.</s>HEMMER: Devastating scene yesterday, Steve, thanks.
Two People Detained in Connection with Yesterday's Moscow Bombing