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Next Russian hostage 'siege' foiled?
Explosives, a detonator and a gun have been found hidden in a Russian cinema. The weapons were discovered in a cinema closed for renovation in Russia's second city St Petersburg. The Interfax news agency quoted an Interior Ministry spokesman as saying the stash included 900 grams (two pounds) of plastic explosives, a 200-gram (half-pound) stick of dynamite, two improvised explosive devices, a hunting rifle and 23 rounds. Before the discovery, three men from Kazakhstan are believed to have been arrested and four Kalashnikov assault rifles confiscated. The agency said the arrests were made by organised crime squad detectives, suggesting the find might have been linked to criminal gangs. The Interior Ministry declined to comment on the arrests. The find followed a wave of attacks blamed by authorities on Chechen separatists, including last week's school hostage drama in which at least 326 died, two plane crashes caused by bombs and a Moscow suicide bombing. Explosives were hidden in the school before the terrorists struck. Posted by: Lux 2004-09-09 |
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