JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: A bomb attack with the explosive force of more than 3 pounds of TNT hit Moscow Tuesday. Eight people are dead, many, many more injured. The blast occurred during the evening commute. CNN's Steve Harrigan reports.</s>STEVE HARRIGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Moments after an explosion tore through an underground Moscow passageway, the survivors emerged, some visibly shaken.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): First, there was a loud blast. All the lights went off, and there was smoke everywhere. I held onto the walls to find my way out.</s>HARRIGAN: More than 50 wounded came out of the tunnel under one of Moscow's busiest street, many badly burned. No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. Moscow's mayor called it a terrorist act and blamed the Chechens. Russia has been fighting a war in the breakaway republic of Chechnya for almost a year. Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov denied any involvement by Chechens. Pushkin Square, where the blast occurred, is on one of the main shopping streets in Moscow, just a short walk from the Kremlin. Shortly after the blast, federal security agents found a second explosive device nearby and defused it with a robot. (on camera): Russian President Vladimir Putin said the explosion shocked the nation and that he personally would supervise the investigation into who planted the bomb. Steve Harrigan, CNN, Moscow.
Bomb Through Passageway in Moscow