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Chechen Rebels ‘Caused Siberia Dam Disaster’
Sky News ^ | 21 Aug | Staff

Posted on 08/22/2009 12:12:57 AM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out

Chechen fighters are claiming they used an anti-tank grenade to cause a deadly disaster at a dam in Siberia, a letter on a Russian rebel website has said.

“Glory to Allah,

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chechnya; chuckposts; islam; islamofascists; russia; siberia


Arming Iran knowing how insane these people are is the nastiest attack Russia has ever waged on America. And that’s got a lot to compete with.
1 posted on 08/22/2009 12:12:57 AM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

would a single grenade cause a dam to fail?


2 posted on 08/22/2009 1:27:11 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

The dam remains intact. There was an explosion in the turbine area. The Russians, of course, ruled out terrorism before they even had a chance to inspect it.


3 posted on 08/22/2009 1:29:56 AM PDT by allmost
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To: allmost

“The Russians, of course, ruled out terrorism before they even had a chance to inspect it.”

That sounds familiar.


4 posted on 08/22/2009 4:57:44 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out
The financial impact is large. If it was terrorism, it was well planned.

Related news.

Russia dam disaster death toll rises to 66

The confirmed death toll from the disaster at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant rose to 66 on Saturday, with nine people still listed as missing, a spokesman for the search and rescue team said.

"Two more bodies have been found which means that the death toll stands at 66", with nine people still missing, said the spokesman for the resuce operation at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant in Siberia, according to Russian news agencies.

The catastrophe is believed to have been triggered Monday when a technical problem caused a massive surge of water in the turbine hall, engulfing around 100 workers.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said there is no hope of finding those listed as missing alive.

More than 2,000 people have been deployed along the Yenisei River to help with the rescue and clean-up operations.

5 posted on 08/22/2009 5:56:07 AM PDT by csvset
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

The Russian leadership is insane.


6 posted on 10/18/2009 7:56:48 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (There is no "O" in Transparency.)
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