Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Vladimir Udalov attending a ceremony Thursday marking the second anniversary of the explosion that killed 13 in the Pushkin Square underpass. Udalov's 18-year-old daughter died in the blast.
Posted on 08/10/2002 4:16:02 AM PDT by Stavka2
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Vladimir Udalov attending a ceremony Thursday marking the second anniversary of the explosion that killed 13 in the Pushkin Square underpass. Udalov's 18-year-old daughter died in the blast.
New Details, No Answers in 2000 BlastBy Nabi Abdullaev Staff Writer
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On the eve of the second anniversary of the blast in the Pushkin Square underpass that killed 13, city prosecutors released new details about how the attack was staged but acknowledged that they have failed to make any arrests. Two unidentified men dropped a briefcase and a plastic bag near a currency exchange kiosk in the underpass at about 5:50 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2000, and hurried away in the rush-hour crowd, according to a prosecutors' report obtained by The Moscow Times. Several minutes later, a homemade bomb packed with the equivalent of 700 grams of TNT detonated, killing 13 kiosk traders and passersby and injuring 118. The bomb, made of TNT and hexagon, contained screws to increase its force and was wired to a small motorcycle battery, the report said. Investigators have questioned more than 300 survivors and witnesses and compiled composite sketches of the suspects. One suspect is described as having a "clearly Caucasus" appearance, and both are thought to be between 25 and 30 years old. The blast was the deadliest attack in Moscow after the bombings of two apartment buildings almost a year earlier, in September 1999. More than 200 people were killed in the explosions, which served as pretext for Russia to launch a second military campaign in Chechnya. City prosecutors remain uncertain about the motive for the Pushkin blast. They have investigated whether it was terrorism, hooliganism or a business dispute. In following the dispute theory, investigators have checked hundreds of offices, shops and warehouses belonging to more than 6,000 companies, the report said. The identities of almost 6,500 people who left Moscow right after the attack have been double-checked by investigators. In exploring the possible hooliganism motive, prosecutors were able to arrest two members of the Kemerovo criminal group and get them convicted of illegal possession of weapons and drugs, the report said. However, prosecutors failed to link them to the explosion. The report said that nobody has been detained or charged for the attack and the investigation was continuing. The city plans to officially unveil a new memorial to those who died in the underpass Thursday, Interfax reported.
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And for those who feel the touch of Christ, pray for this man and all others who lost their children and loved ones.
That I will definitely do.
Also please pray for the little Russian boy at my neighbor's for the next two weeks, from a St. Petersburg orphanage, brought here to visit America.
His name is Feodor. He is 11. No one wants to adopt him and my neighbors have little resources to adopt him, though they would like to. The cost will be about 12 grand.
My neighbors have 5 children and are good Christian people, but they do not have 12 grand to give Feodor a home and family.
Please pray for God's will to be done in the situation of Feodor. He has only a few years left to be adopted. He will be returning to a not so great life very soon. A few years after that he will be on the streets with very high stats against him becoming either a criminal or committing suicide. ( 10% of these kids commit suicide after being sent from the orphanage).
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