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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
The Chechens have a bone or two to pick, or so I've heard. (Or maybe you are being sarcastic and my sarcastic-radar is way off).
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You could be right.
Bonifield reported that “the war in Chechnya has raised, off and on since 1994, a real problem for Russia.”
A series of deadly explosions in recent years has claimed hundreds of lives in blasts that have been blamed mostly on Chechen separatist rebels.
“We've seen repeated attacks — including here in Moscow — that have been caused by Chechen rebels," Bonifield said, adding that Russian transportation officials “are fairly rigorous about protecting their aviation industry.”
The crash comes only days before Sunday’s presidential election in the breakaway republic of Chechnya. Pro-Russian President Akhmad Kadyrov was killed by a bombing in May.
