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2010-07-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Photos: aftermath of terrorist attack on hydro power plant in Russia

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Posted by gromky 2010-07-26 09:53|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Red Storm Rising?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-26 14:38|| 2010-07-26 14:38|| Front Page Top

#2 the who done it is addressed here

yes, it appears to be a jihad attack with an ethnic dimension

Posted by lord garth 2010-07-26 15:26|| 2010-07-26 15:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Are we sure it wasn't just lousy turbines, like they sold us?

Posted by mojo 2010-07-26 17:04|| 2010-07-26 17:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Looks like most of the inside damage was 'fire related' except for the electrical controller shown in the second photo and the top deck of the turbine in the third, those may have been 'boomed' by a close-by explosive detonation. Would take a good sized charge to warp the turbine deck (probably laid in at its base), but something smaller like a hand grenade could have damaged the electrical control.

The outdoor oil-filled transformer (6th photo down) was damaged in an explosion set by a charge at its base, plus the oil that WAS inside to cool the copper coils spewed out, probably catching fire as it did. Would have taken a fair amount of explosive to do this as the 'cans' around the transformer coils are fairly sturdy as a rule.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2010-07-26 18:13|| 2010-07-26 18:13|| Front Page Top

#5 An amateurish and quickly placed charge of from 3-5 kilos of Semtex probably aided by a few gallons of petrol fire initiator. Just a guess. Professionals would have placed the charge on the shaft itself, not the base.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-26 18:33|| 2010-07-26 18:33|| Front Page Top

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