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Bomb residue found in 2nd crash
Washington Times ^ | Sunday, August 29, 2004 | By David McHugh

Posted on 08/28/2004 10:50:04 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

MOSCOW — Russian investigators found explosives residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said yesterday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date airports. The announcement came as Chechens prepared to vote today on a successor to the late President Akhmad Kadyrov, who was assassinated May 9 in a bomb attack by Muslim separatists. Russian officials had warned of more attacks ahead of the election, and yesterday's finding fingered terrorism as the cause of the near simultaneous crashes of both planes on Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: explosives; russianplanes

1 posted on 08/28/2004 10:50:04 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2

YUP. An election is looming isn't it?? Maybe not... thats Australia. Think they'll hit Australia?


2 posted on 08/28/2004 11:06:38 PM PDT by GeronL (Viking Kitties have won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2,000 meter ZOTTING)
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To: GeronL

Australia, Chechnya and Italy. Do you happen to know when Italy's election is?


3 posted on 08/28/2004 11:09:40 PM PDT by Netizen (Abortion is not a choice -- it's murder. The only 'choice' is which method of birth control to use.)
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To: Netizen

no... It is sometime this year right?


4 posted on 08/28/2004 11:13:14 PM PDT by GeronL (Viking Kitties have won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2,000 meter ZOTTING)
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To: GeronL

I think so since they keep threatening Burlusconi.


5 posted on 08/28/2004 11:28:28 PM PDT by Netizen (Abortion is not a choice -- it's murder. The only 'choice' is which method of birth control to use.)
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