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Bus explosion "was Chechen plot"
A bus explosion in southern Russia that killed four people and injured nine more was a botched attempt by Chechen security officers to kidnap two of the bus' passengers, according to Russian police. Three residents of Chechnya, carrying pistols and papers identifying them as members of a Moscow-backed Chechen administration, pulled up to a bus stop in the Ingush town of Malgobek and burst onto the bus. The three tried to seize two bus passengers, the police said. One of the Chechen security officers reportedly opened fire and wounded one of their targets, and a grenade was then detonated on the bus.Another case of "You'll never take me alive, Copper!" The wounded man and three women died on the spot, and nine others were injured. The Chechens then put the surviving man in their car and drove off, but police gave chase and detained all the men on the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya. They are now regretting being "detained". Posted by: Steve 2002-11-15 |
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