Russian ghosts
One of the Chechen militants who supposedly died at the Beslan school siege in 2004 has risen from the grave – at least according to Russian authorities. Ali Taziyev, an Islamist militant, was killed by police in the firefight outside the school – or so said prosecutors during the recent trial of the sole surviving hostage-taker. But Russia media has reported that Taziyev is ...
One of the Chechen militants who supposedly died at the Beslan school siege in 2004 has risen from the grave - at least according to Russian authorities. Ali Taziyev, an Islamist militant, was killed by police in the firefight outside the school - or so said prosecutors during the recent trial of the sole surviving hostage-taker. But Russia media has reported that Taziyev is a suspect for last week's bombing in southern Russia that killed a government minister. So which is it? The Guardian reports that at least one Russian newspaper is taking the government to task over the "similarity":
One of the Chechen militants who supposedly died at the Beslan school siege in 2004 has risen from the grave – at least according to Russian authorities. Ali Taziyev, an Islamist militant, was killed by police in the firefight outside the school – or so said prosecutors during the recent trial of the sole surviving hostage-taker. But Russia media has reported that Taziyev is a suspect for last week's bombing in southern Russia that killed a government minister. So which is it? The Guardian reports that at least one Russian newspaper is taking the government to task over the "similarity":
"It seems that in Russia the terrorists destroyed by the federal forces don't die but are transformed into zombies and continue executing their black affairs," one newspaper said mockingly.
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