OT: Russian Nuclear Facilities Targeted

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You need to scroll down in this article to find the following text. This does not sound like real good news.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/world/europe/newsid_472000/472319.stm

On Tuesday, officials in Moscow warned that Chechen "terrorists" were planning to attack Russian nuclear facilities.

Russian Defence Ministry officials said Mr Basayev and another warlord, Salman Raduyev, were both planning "large-scale" terrorist attacks inside Russia.

They did not provide any evidence, but said Mr Raduyev had established groups of up to 15 people to conduct "a series of diversions in Russian regions, aimed particularly at nuclear sites".

They said Mr Basayev, who led incursions into neighbouring Dagestan earlier this year, had been training "women terrorists" to conduct attacks in southern Russia.

Itar-Tass quoted Defence Ministry officials as saying that people of Slav origin - who would more easily escape detection in Russia - had been recruited to carry out sabotage.

Both guerrilla leaders came to prominence during Russia's disastrous 1994-96 war against Chechen separatists, when they masterminding a series of kidnappings in southern Russian.

On Monday, Mr Basayev told AFP that he was prepared to launch a terrorist campaign on Russian soil in reprisal for Moscow's offensive.

"This may happen soon," he added. "I have enough men and equipment to mount such an operation."

-- Helium (Heliumavid@yahoo.com), October 12, 1999

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"Bet this takes place jan.1st"

-- mchenry (cymchenry @siedata.com), October 12, 1999.

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