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| Double suicide bombing kills four in Chechnya |
| 2009-08-22 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Four policemen were killed in a pair of suicide bombings on Friday in Chechnya's capital Grozny hours after rebels in the restive republic declared "economic war" on Russia and claimed responsibility for a recent dam disaster and a bomb in Ingushetia. "The two suicide attackers came up to police cars and blew themselves up. Each car had two police officers in it. Four police are dead," Magomedov said. The blasts took place about 15 minutes apart in the Leninsky district of Grozny, one in front of a food store and the other in front of a cafe, Magomedov said. A Kremlin source contacted by Reuters dismissed the rebels declaration of an "economic war," posted on a website, saying he would not comment on what he described as an "idiotic" claim. Russian markets also shrugged off the news. The rebels' statement, signed by the "Battalion of Martyrs," was posted on the kavkazcenter.com website, a site which claims to represent Chechen rebels. The statement said the main Chechen rebel leader in hiding, Doku Umarov, who seeks an Islamic state in the north Caucasus, had decided to step up a campaign of economic war on Russia. It said groups of fighters had been sent across Russia for attacks that would focus on gas and oil pipelines, power plants and electricity lines. On Monday morning, within hours of each other, a giant Siberian dam was seriously damaged by an uncontrolled torrent of water pouring through the machine room and more than 20 people were killed when a suicide truck bomb rammed a police station in the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia. Investigators probing the dam incident ruled out foul play early in their work and until now, nobody has suggested that a bomb could have caused the damage. Fourteen bodies have been retrieved from the dam disaster and 60 people are still missing. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Hmmm...the islamobeasties are attacking the Russians, the Chinese, the Americans. Maybe the targets should take off the gloves. I was never inclined to nation building in any case. |
| Posted by: Sheger McGurque5408 2009-08-22 13:25 |