November 28, 2009
Terrorists Bomb Russian Trains Killing 20+
ITAR-TASS reports 20 killed, but Pravda puts the number at 39. Some of you may recall that I lived in Russia for a time. My heart goes out to the Russian people.
The usual suspects in this act of terror: Muslim extremists from the Caucasus.
Don't let the fools in the media mislead you on this by claiming "Chechen nationalists" or "Chechen extremists". Chechnya is just one piece of the larger Islamist goal in Russia. The dream is of a pan-Caucuses state ruled by sharia law.
What's interesting about the Islamist movement in the Caucuses is that many of the leaders are not Salaafist Sunnis. They are Suffis. The most peaceful branch of Islam alleged to be the most compatible with Western values.
There goes that theory out the window.
Look to this website for an official claim of responsibility in the next few days.
At least 39 passengers were killed and about 96 were injured when the Nevsky Express train #166 derailed at 18:34 GMT Moscow time at Bologoye, between Moscow and St. Petersburg, an emergencies ministry source said Saturday. The FSB has confirmed that the derailment was caused by a terrorist bomb.I've been on that train. Our prayers are with the Russian people.Just prior to the accident, the train driver had applied the brakes. The last four cars out of thirteen left the rails. Witnesses speak of a loud explosion just before the train derailed and claim that a crater with a diameter of one meter appeared in the track.
Aleksandr Bortnikov, Director of the FSB, declared to President Dmitry Medvedev that a bomb with the equivalent of seven kilos of TNT was detonated and caused the incident.
By Rusty at November 28, 2009 01:36 PM | | l digg this
