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Dagestani children record militant-style threatening videos
 Children in Dagestan have found a new form of entertainment: making threatening videos and sending them to adults. Armed with toy weapons, the kids imitate the behavior of militants while making demands.In one of the videos, a boy who appears to be around 12 years old demands good grades in school. He states that he should have only "A" grades in both the school register and his student record within five days of the video's receipt. Without smiling, the child says, "If you don't do that, I'll first kill Khalimat and Nurmagomed and then come at you. Insha'allah. Another child of about the same age is armed with a plastic machine gun and demands money. The boy says that "when he was a kid," he was beaten up by someone named Mohammed. He then demands that Mohammed give him two million rubles and his motorcycle. The young "racketeer" says that if his request is not fulfilled, Mohammed's "son and a couple of other people" will be killed. The boy gives the man five days to make payment. Several of the videos have been circulating on the internet, but police say they are just a joke and pose no real danger. Indira Aganyeva, a police officer in Makhachkala said, "We know that such records appeared on the internet. It's so painful, such a shame that children take part in them. But it's a mistake of adults who set an example." Sending videos on flash drives is a common practice among illegal militant groups in Dagestan. Gunmen typically send these videos to businessmen and officials, threatening them and their relatives unless they give money to jihad. Posted by: ryuge 2013-11-16 |
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