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,
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...

would a single grenade cause a dam to fail?
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.
“The Russians, of course, ruled out terrorism before they even had a chance to inspect it.”
That sounds familiar.
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.
The Russian leadership is insane.
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