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| Religious Leader Killed In Chechnya |
| 2002-11-20 |
| Source: Interfax Well-known Chechen religious and public figure Sayid-Pasha Salikhov was killed in the village of Stariye Atagi last night. A preliminary investigation revealed that unidentified armed assailants asked Salikhov's son to leave the house last night. Minutes later, Sayid-Pasha walked out to the courtyard to see where his son was. At that moment, both of them were shot down, a source in the Chechen police told Interfax. Policemen arrived at the scene in the morning. The criminals have not been found yet. Terrible when that happens. Just terrible... Chechnya's Muslim Board told Interfax that Sayid-Pasha and his son are members of the clan of the Kureishites. Their ancestors are believed to be descendants of Prophet Mohammed, who arrived in Chechnya from Mecca in the early 20th century to profess Islam. Descendants of this clan are highly respected all over Chechnya. Even in the Soviet era, they were asked to settle complicated internal Chechen conflicts. "Volodya, these people are all crazy!" "Yes, Comrade Commissar." "Get that holy man, the one who rolls his eyes and spews spittle..." "Sayid-Pasha?" "Yes, him. Let him try and unravel it and don't bother me with it again." The murder caused a major public response in Chechnya. Hundreds of people from all parts of the republic are streaming into Stariye Atagi to attend the funeral. Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov has sharply condemned the criminals. Must... fight... to control... strong feelings of apathy... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Tap..tap..tap... Hmmm. I just got a new graphic meter, but it seems stuck on an icon picturing a shot of vodka with 'cheers' above it... |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2002-11-20 19:42:50 |
| #1 Tap..tap..tap, still broke. Fred, you need to send this meter into PMEL. |
| Posted by: Steve 2002-11-20 15:33:27 |