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Is there already one or more "black widow" in or near Sochi, Russia, who might be determined to set off a suicide bomb at the site of next month's Winter Olympics?

NPR's Corey Flintoff reports from Moscow that Russian security forces are said to be looking for "Ruzanna Ibragimova, the 22-year-old widow of an Islamist militant who was killed by security forces."

He tells our Newscast Desk that according to Russian news outlets:


NBC News says it has been told by "U.S. and Russian sources" that Ibragimova may not be the only such widow who is allegedly on a suicide mission. "Russian security services may be looking for as many as four 'black widows' dispatched to carry out terrorist attacks related to the Winter Olympics," 


Concern about security may be one factor that's depressing ticket sales to the games. 

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"She was reportedly spotted in downtown Sochi, which is supposed to be under heavy security in the run-up to the Winter Games. It wasn't clear how the woman was able to get through the security cordon around the city, or why police have been unable to locate her," NPR's Corey Flintoff reports.

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