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"The result of the special operation surpassed our expectations," the terrorist's statement runs One of the last leaders of Chechen terrorists, Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility for the recent blackout in Moscow, which paralyzed a big part of the city and caused huge economic damage to Russia's capital. Basayev claimed that it was him, but not the outdated energetic equipment, that cut Moscow from electric power supplies on Wednesday, May 25th. The statement, which was published on one of Chechen websites, said that the recent crisis with electricity in Moscow had been organized by Chechen gunmen. Shamil Basayev said that diversionary...

25.05 / 19:34 Moscow: Electricity supply to be normalized MOSCOW. May 25. KAZINFORM. \Arnur Rakhymbekov\ At the present moment situation with electric power supply to some districts of Moscow is being stabilized, our correspondent reports. Serious power failure had practically paralyzed the life of the huge megapolis. Non-circulation of the underground triggered off a great number of traffic jams. At today’s press conference representatives of Mosenergo promised to localize consequences of the incident by close of the day. One of the reasons is an abnormal temperature of the spring in Moscow. It is confirmed by a great deal of short...

Yesterday Moscow and its suburbs were counting the losses from the major power failure on Wednesday. The main victims of the blackout were the poultry plants: due to the failure of electric supply there was a mass death of the birds. Also the sanitary-epidemical services in the Russian capital were brought to high alert because of the dumping of industrial pollutants in the water of the Moscow River. The authorities prohibited swimming in the river and water out of faucets could be contaminated by cholera and hepatitis A bacteria. The Death of the Chickens The big losses from the power...

MOSCOW - A rebel-linked Web site said Friday that Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev had claimed responsibility for the power outage that plunged Moscow into chaos two days earlier. [end] "Our sabotage units delivered a major blow to one of the most important life-support systems of the Russian empire," the Kavkazcenter site quoted Basayev as saying in an e-mail. [end] Russian officials have blamed worn-out equipment for Wednesday's power failure, which began with an explosion and fire at a 40-year-old substation. The Federal Security Service declined comment on Friday's claim and telephone calls to the Industry and Energy Ministry were not...

Friends overseas telling me Russia is experiences a HUGE blackout.

Chemical plant at neighboring Novomoskovsk south of Moscow blows up sending large white toxic cloud aloft.Emergency ministry teams and army helicopters try and cope with contamintation .Large fire erupts at Army theatre and central sewage farm flooded.Electricity breakdown that brought choas to Moscow Wednesday traced to explosion--possibly sabotage--in city's southern power station.Efforts to restore the system by diverting power from neighboring areas caused a chain reaction.

<p>I cannot believe this has not been posted yet. This is my first post so I apologise for any inconsistensies errors etc. Also I only have sources of my native language about so no URL.</p> <p>A power cut has caused major disruption in the Russian capital, Moscow.</p>