Taipei, Jan. 25 (CNA) No Taiwanese national was injured in the explosion that ripped through a Moscow airport on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) reported Tuesday.
"All Taiwanese businessmen and students currently in Russia are safe, according to our representative office in Moscow, " MOFA spokesman James Chang said at a press briefing.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at Domodedovo Airport, Moscow's busiest airport, on Monday. At least 35 people were killed and 180 were wounded in the blast as of Tuesday morning Taiwan time, according to wire reports.
There are up to 300 Taiwanese nationals currently living in Russia, Chang said, including 150 students, 50 businessmen and dozens of diplomatic and trade officials.
Of this group, 75 students and 40 businessmen live in the Greater Moscow area.
The travel alert level for the Russian Federation remained yellow, the second lowest level in the MOFA's four color system, Chang said, but the ministry was monitoring the latest situation and would raise the alert level if needed. (By Chris Wang) enditem/ls