| Submit your comments on this article |
| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| 12 killed in possible terrorist attack in Chechnya |
| 2006-02-09 |
| Twelve people have been killed and 22 injured in an explosion at a military barracks in Chechnya. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a gas leak, but other causes have not been ruled out, officials say. The blast ripped through the barracks of a special battalion of the Russian army at Kurchaloi, 30km (18 miles) south-east of the capital, Grozny. It destroyed two storeys of the building and started a fire. A criminal investigation has been started. The chief prosecutor for Chechnya, Valery Kuznetsov, told NTV television that an accidental gas explosion was the "main reason" under consideration - "but we are looking at various versions, including a terrorist act". Military officials say the blast could also have been caused by explosives accidentally detonating. A criminal case has been opened to investigate possible negligence and the violation of fire safety regulations. Following the incident, Chechnya's acting prime minister, Ramzan Kadyrov, cut short his visit to Moscow and returned to the republic. The military unit affected by the blast is called Vostok - part of the Russian defence ministry but composed of Chechen recruits and commanded by a former rebel warlord, Sulim Yamadayev. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Hummm. Send money and aid to Iran. Help Iran bother the US. Iran return the favor by supplying ideas and logistics and weapons to rebel's who attack you. Working perfectley so far. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-02-09 11:31 |