Chechen President Killed in Stadium Blast

AP/yahoo ^ | May 9, 2004 | AP

[KneelBeforeZod]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov was killed on Sunday in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital Grozny, Interfax news agency reported.

The agency also reported that at least one person had died and 25 others were injured in the explosion.

[Jet Jaguar]

Not good I think.

[Peach]

Marked to look for additional information.

[watchin]

I read it was a land mine. I wonder, was this an accident or an assassination?

[KneelBeforeZod]

President Akhmad Kadyrov speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003. Kadyrov died Sunday May 9, 2004 after an explosion tore through a stadium where he was attending a Victory Day celebration, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Interior Ministry sources. At least 25 people were wounded in the blast, officials said. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

[Freesofar]

Well what does this mean ?
get us up to speed here .
Is chechnya getting grabbed by Islamofascists?
This sounds like the same scenario that was to occur in Turkey to assasinate Bush and Blair.
Any connection?

[Jet Jaguar]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-05/09/content_329134.htm
in english

[Jet Jaguar]

Assassin. The mine was placed under VIP section of bleachers.

[Jet Jaguar]

The Russians have been plagued by islamofacists for many years now. I would think they are responsible.

[watchin]

Allah sucks.

[KneelBeforeZod]

from alaska-sgt's link:

An official in the Chechen Interior Ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at least 10 people were killed and up to 100 injured.

A Chechen Interior Ministry officer said that Kadyrov -- the Moscow-backed leader of the rebel region -- died of wounds 30 minutes after the explosion, and that Gol. Gen. Valery Baranov, head of the Joint Army Command of the North Caucasus, died at the scene.

The explosion happened underneath a VIP-seating area during a ceremony in the Dynamo stadium that was attended by senior Chechen officials. An Associated Press photographer at the scene said that numerous people were injured.

Russia's NTV television broadcast footage of the seating section collapsing into a jagged hole of torn wooden planks, sending up a plume of brown smoke. Panicked people dressed in their Sunday best clambered over the seating bleachers. One man was shown carrying a bloodied child, while men in uniform dragged a man covered in blood away from the broken seating area. Shots rang out into the air.

Sergei Kozhemyaka, a duty officer at the Emergency Situations Ministry in southern Russia, said the stadium was quickly evacuated. Kozhemyaka said that a second land mine was found near the VIP seats. Russia's Echo of Moscow radio reported that numerous people were detained.

Russia marks the Allied victory over the Nazis every May 9 with military parades and fireworks around the country.

[Jet Jaguar]

Maybe the same groups. Many Chechen Islam fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan to attack US so far as I have read. Tough characters. And Al Qeada wants to use them because they are white and European. They are localized for now.

[Jet Jaguar]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1132229/posts

see this-maybe he is not dead?

[AmericaUnited]

Major, major security screw-up!

[Cronos]

tsk tsk. Time for Russia to clean up Chechnya once and for all

[dennisw]

Stalin had the right idea when he deported the Chechnyans to a new "homeland" in Siberia. What are these annoying pests good for? Nothing. Just more Mohammedan psycho-killers.

[prairiebreeze]

Just heard on Fox that the bomb was not detected in screening procedures because it had been implanted into the concrete of the stadium. Holy moly.

Prairie

[Peach]

OMG. I had not heard that, prairie. Thanks for the report. Amazing.

I wonder what the Democrats who don't believe the terrorists are committed and sneaky would say about this.

[Incorrigible]

Jomini,

By now I hope you have concluded your analysis of the situation in Chechnya and perhaps had a conversation with Fusion who may even be on the ground there!

[anymouse]

Religion of pieces strikes again. :(

I'm guessing that the Russians are going to do a little more than take some kinky S&M pictures of those responsible for this blast.