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| Caucasus |
| Basayev threatens attacks outside of Russia |
| 2004-03-31 |
| The notorious Chechen separatist leader Shamil Basayev has made a statement promising to fight Russia not only on its territory but also beyond its borders. In a statement sent to the separatist website, Kavkazcenter.com, he explained it was an adequate response to the killing of former Chechen president Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev in Qatar. What Russia can do, Chechens can do, too, Basayev said. âWe have the ability to kill Russians in virtually every country, but we have not moved our operations outside Russiaâs borders yet. And today it is the event in Qatar that will determine for us our future actions,â he stated. âChemical and poisonous agents are being used against us. That is why we have the right to use chemical and poisonous agents against Russia this year,â he said in the statement. âAnd also, people older than 10 will disappear on the territory of Russia just as they disappear on Chechen land.â He called the murder of Yandarbiyev an âextrajudicial executionâ and placed the responsibility for this upon the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, also blaming him for a refusal to follow the rules of international law in the âoccupied territory of Ichkeria.â |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |