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5 Arabs involved in Beslan
Russia has concluded that at least five Arab nationals participated in the bloody takeover of a high school in August. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said an investigation determined that five Arab nationals participated in the Beslan attack by Al Qaida-aligned insurgents. Ivanov, in an address to the NATO-Russia Council in Romania on Oct. 14, would not identify the Arab nationals or their native countries. In September, Russian officials said that at least 10 of the 32 attackers in Beslan were Arab nationals. The Arabs were identified as coming from Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Ivanov told the meeting that the Chechen revolt contained a large number of Arab and other foreign nationalities. He said up to 200 foreigners were fighting Russian troops in Chechnya.Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-10-17 |
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