Blowing Up Russia by Alexander Litvinenko Page B
Authors: Alexander Litvinenko
Tags: General, Social Science, Espionage, History, True Crime, Europe, Political Science, Murder, Violence in Society, Terrorism, World, Intelligence & Espionage, Russian & Former Soviet Union, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
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with S. Kabashov: So provisional guidelines have been issued for the detention of an automobile matching the features which residents have described. There are no results so far. Vesti announced that bomb specialists from the municipal police have carried out an initial analysis and confirmed the presence of hexogene. The contents of the sacks have now been sent to the FSB laboratory in Moscow for definitive analysis. Meanwhile, in Ryazan the mayor, Pavel Dmitrievich Mamatov, has held an extraordinary meeting with his deputies and given instructions for all basements in the city to be sealed off, and for rented premises to be checked more thoroughly.
And so it turned out that the contents of the sacks were sent for analysis, not only to the MVD laboratory, but to the FSB laboratory, as well.
Mamatov answered questions from journalists: Whatever agencies we might bring in today, it is only possible to implement all the measures for sealing off attics and basements, repairs, installing gratings, and so on in a single week on one condition-if we all combine our efforts. In other words, at 1 p.m. on September 23, all of Ryazan was in a state of siege. They were searching for the terrorists and their car and checking attics and basements. When Vesti went on air again at 5 p.m., it was mostly a repeat of the broadcast at 1 p.m.
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At 7 p.m., Vesti went on air with its normal news coverage: Today, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke about the air strikes on the airport at Grozny. So while they were looking for terrorists in Ryazan, Russian planes had been bombarding Grozny.
The people of Ryazan were avenged. Those who were behind the terrorist attack would pay dearly for their sleepless night and their spoiled day.
Putin answered questions from journalists: As far as the strike on Grozny airport is concerned, I can t make any comment. I know there is a general directive under which bandits will be pursued wherever they are. I m simply not in the know, but if they were at the airport, that means at the airport. I can t really add anything to what has already been said. Evidently, as Prime Minister, Putin had known something the general public hadn t heard yet, that there were terrorists holed up at Grozny airport.
Putin also commented on the latest emergency in Ryazan: As for the events in Ryazan, I don t think there was any kind of failure involved. If the sacks which proved to contain explosives, were noticed, that means there is a positive side to it, if only in the fact that the public is reacting correctly to the events taking place in our country today. I d like to take advantage of your question in order to thank the public of our country for this& This is absolutely the correct response. No panic, no sympathy for the bandits. This is the mood for fighting them to the very end. Until we win. And we shall win.
Rather vague, but the general meaning is clear enough. The foiling of the attempted bombing in Ryazan is not a fumble by the secret services, who failed to spot the explosive being planted, but a victory for the entire Russian people who were keeping a vigilant lookout for their cruel enemies even in provincial towns like Ryazan. For that, the Prime Minister expresses his gratitude to the public.
This is a good point at which to draw our first conclusions. The FSB subsequently claimed that training exercises were being held in Ryazan, but this is contradicted by the following circumstances. On the evening of September 22, after the sacks of explosives had been discovered in the basement of the apartment building, the FSB made no announcement that training exercises were being held in Ryazan, that the sacks contained ordinary sugar, or that the detonating device was a mock-up. The FSB had a second opportunity to issue a statement concerning exercises on September 23, when the news agencies of the world carried the story of the failed terrorist attack in Ryazan. The FSB did not issue any denial, nor did
And so it turned out that the contents of the sacks were sent for analysis, not only to the MVD laboratory, but to the FSB laboratory, as well.
Mamatov answered questions from journalists: Whatever agencies we might bring in today, it is only possible to implement all the measures for sealing off attics and basements, repairs, installing gratings, and so on in a single week on one condition-if we all combine our efforts. In other words, at 1 p.m. on September 23, all of Ryazan was in a state of siege. They were searching for the terrorists and their car and checking attics and basements. When Vesti went on air again at 5 p.m., it was mostly a repeat of the broadcast at 1 p.m.
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51
At 7 p.m., Vesti went on air with its normal news coverage: Today, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke about the air strikes on the airport at Grozny. So while they were looking for terrorists in Ryazan, Russian planes had been bombarding Grozny.
The people of Ryazan were avenged. Those who were behind the terrorist attack would pay dearly for their sleepless night and their spoiled day.
Putin answered questions from journalists: As far as the strike on Grozny airport is concerned, I can t make any comment. I know there is a general directive under which bandits will be pursued wherever they are. I m simply not in the know, but if they were at the airport, that means at the airport. I can t really add anything to what has already been said. Evidently, as Prime Minister, Putin had known something the general public hadn t heard yet, that there were terrorists holed up at Grozny airport.
Putin also commented on the latest emergency in Ryazan: As for the events in Ryazan, I don t think there was any kind of failure involved. If the sacks which proved to contain explosives, were noticed, that means there is a positive side to it, if only in the fact that the public is reacting correctly to the events taking place in our country today. I d like to take advantage of your question in order to thank the public of our country for this& This is absolutely the correct response. No panic, no sympathy for the bandits. This is the mood for fighting them to the very end. Until we win. And we shall win.
Rather vague, but the general meaning is clear enough. The foiling of the attempted bombing in Ryazan is not a fumble by the secret services, who failed to spot the explosive being planted, but a victory for the entire Russian people who were keeping a vigilant lookout for their cruel enemies even in provincial towns like Ryazan. For that, the Prime Minister expresses his gratitude to the public.
This is a good point at which to draw our first conclusions. The FSB subsequently claimed that training exercises were being held in Ryazan, but this is contradicted by the following circumstances. On the evening of September 22, after the sacks of explosives had been discovered in the basement of the apartment building, the FSB made no announcement that training exercises were being held in Ryazan, that the sacks contained ordinary sugar, or that the detonating device was a mock-up. The FSB had a second opportunity to issue a statement concerning exercises on September 23, when the news agencies of the world carried the story of the failed terrorist attack in Ryazan. The FSB did not issue any denial, nor did
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