Two Charged in Russian Airliner Explosions

An airline employee who accepted a $36 bribe to let a passenger on a Sibir Air flight after check-in had ended and an airline ticket scalper in Russia have been charged in the near-simultaneous dual airliner explosions that happened last August 24 in Moscow.

They have been charged with aiding and abetting terrorism and commercial bribery. A police officer has also been charged with negligence in the incident. It is believed that two Chechen females blew themselves up after being temporarily detained by the police officer.

The airline employee and the ticket scalper have pleaded partially guilty.