Female suicide bomber 'in Sochi'

Three potential female suicide bombers - one of whom is believed to be in Sochi where the Winter Olympics begin next month - are being hunted by Russian security officials .

Russian police warned that Ruzanna Ibragimova, 22-year-old widow of a dead Islamic militant, is at large in Sochi.

Authorities in Russia have blamed the so-called "black widows" of killed insurgents for previous suicide attacks in the country.

Sochi, a Black Sea resort town, will host the games next month amid concerns about security and potential terrorist attacks.

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