 The most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, has been killed, Russian media report. | How many times does this make? |
Basayev was killed in a special operation overnight in Ingushetia, near Chechnya, Russia's FSB security service chief Nikolai Patrushev said. | Memo: This time, cut off his head and drive a stake through his heart. |
President Vladimir Putin said Basayev's killing was "deserved retribution" for terror attacks, including the 2004 mass hostage-taking at a school in Beslan. Basayev, a key Chechen rebel commander, was blamed for dozens of major attacks. The September 2004 attack on a school in Beslan, in the North Caucasus, led to at least 331 deaths. It triggered outrage in Russia and other countries, as many women and children were among the victims. | 48 hour rule or dead body on tv |
MOSCOW, Russia -- Shamil Basayev, the rebel Chechen warlord believed to have masterminded the deadly school siege in Beslan and many other terrorist attacks, has been killed, the head of the Federal Security Service said Monday.
FSB head Nikolai Patrushev told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Basayev was killed overnight in Ingushetia, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported, according to The Associated Press. Basayev was planning a terrorist attack in southern Russia to coincide with Russia hosting the Group of Eight summit of world leaders this weekend, reports said. |