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| CIA helps Russia with Beslan probe |
| 2004-11-18 |
| From Geostrategy Direct, requires subscription..... Russia has obtained intelligence indicating at least two of the terrorists who attacked a school in Beslan were foreigners. Based on information provided to the SVR by the CIA, a Turkish terrorist named Magomed and an Arab named Farukh were among the terrorists who launched the attack that killed more than 300 people, mostly children in the North Ossetia attack. Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel told Izvestya Nov. 10 that the CIA notified the SVR that Farukh called his mother in Jidan, Saudi Arabia from the school building to say goodbye. I wonder how Mom felt after the call: proud or ashamed? You never know.... Russian authorities are also seeking a terrorist who assisted the terrorists from outside the school building. "He informed the terrorists about what was going on around the school building and about the movement of troops. He is being looked for," Shepel said. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |