Witnesses said they heard an explosion. Sergei Shoigu,Russia's emergency situations minister, described the situation during a live broadcast from the national crisis response center in Moscow.
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The Pope said the meeting is the response to people who want to live as brothers and sisters and not as enemies.
Less than 12 hours elapsed from the time the advertorial went live until The Atlantic pulled it down in response to mounting cries of protest from social media and blogs. (You can still see the full original advertorial here.) This morning, the magazine explained its actions in a statement.