The pessimist in me, however...London mosque link to Beslan
Jason Burke
Sunday October 3, 2004
The Observer
A member of the group responsible for the Beslan school massacre last month is a British citizen who attended the infamous Finsbury Park mosque in north London, The Observer can reveal.
Two other members of the group, loyal to Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, are also believed to have been active in the UK until less than three years ago. They are suspected of taking part in the raid on the school in which 300 people, half of them children, died. (snip)
"The pessimist in me, however..."
I think it is time to encourage the pessimist in you...in all of us...when it comes to Putin's Russia.
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Son of Kavkaz-Center's director shot and in critical condition in Azerbaijan
Appeal by Kavkaz-Center (received through middleman)
We are desperate. If you can please inform local mass-media or anyone who can do it about this message:
On Monday, October 11th, there has been an assault made by unknown criminals on the son of director general of Kavkaz-Center news agency Visami Tutuyev. As a result son of Tutuyev was very badly injured and now is in one of the hospitals of Baku (Azerbaijan) in unconscious state. Medics said that his state of health is critical.
After renewal of website's work Visami Tutuyev himself has got under unexampled psychological pressure from the side of georgian authoritites.
Editorial of "Kavkaz-Center" declares that this terrorist attack against family of Tutuyev has direct connection with the recent threats from Moscow and personally Putin towards chechen representatives abroad.
"Kavkaz-Center" calls upon international human rights and journalistic organizations to interfere without delay in the fate of director general Visami Tutuyev and his family and to protect them.