Explosion Kills Chechen President

[seruriermarshal]

Explosion Kills Chechen President

MOSCOW - Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov died Sunday of injuries suffered in an explosion in Chechnya (news - web sites) during a celebration marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Interior Ministry sources.


At least 25 people were wounded in the blast, officials said.


The explosion was caused by a land mine that was planted the stadium stands, officials said.






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[seruriermarshal]

More message :

Blast Kills Chechen Leader, Russian Gen.

7 minutes ago

By SERGEI VENYAVSKY, Associated Press Writer

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - A land mine exploded during Victory Day celebrations Sunday in a stadium in the Chechen capital, Grozny, killing Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov and a senior Russian military commander, Chechnya (news - web sites)'s Interior Ministry said.


An official in the Chechen Interior Ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at least 10 people were killed and up to 100 injured,


A Chechen Interior Ministry officer said that Kadyrov — the Moscow-backed leader of the rebel region — died of wounds 30 minutes after the explosion, and that Gol. Gen. Valery Baranov, head of the Joint Army Command of the North Caucasus, died at the scene.


The explosion happened underneath a VIP-seating area during a ceremony in the Dynamo stadium that was attended by senior Chechen officials. An Associated Press photographer at the scene said that numerous people were injured.


Russia's NTV television broadcast footage of the seating section collapsing into a jagged hole of torn wooden planks, sending up a plume of brown smoke. Panicked people dressed in their Sunday best clambered over the seating bleachers. One man was shown carrying a bloodied child, while men in uniform dragged a man covered in blood away from the broken seating area. Shots rang out into the air.


Sergei Kozhemyaka, a duty officer at the Emergency Situations Ministry in southern Russia, said the stadium was quickly evacuated. Kozhemyaka said that a second land mine was found near the VIP seats. Russia's Echo of Moscow radio reported that numerous people were detained.


Russia marks the Allied victory over the Nazis every May 9 with military parades and fireworks around the country.


Security was especially tight across Russia. In 2002, a bomb exploded during a Victory Day military parade in the Caspian Sea port of Kaspiisk, killing 43 people, including 12 children.


Russian troops have been fighting Chechen insurgents from much of the last decade. The latest war began in September 1999. Despite superior numbers and fire power, Russian troops have been unable to uproot the rebels from their mountainous hideouts or banish them entirely from Grozny.


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[ShotOver]

Well, heh... don't look at me. I was home all afternoon.
:|

[Navid]

i still dont understand why theres a chechnya on the map.. it should be split up between different regiions and renamed and the civilian population scattered..

does anyone like 16 obr have any info on General Valery Baranov? was he a good general?

[American Patriot]

"ohhhh ****!!!" - President Putin

[PsihoKeke]

Carefull planned, well executed attack. It seams that contrary to what official Moscow says, the Chechnian ''troubles'' are far from over. Sofisticated attack against VIP targets indicates that Checnya has turned into lowintensity longterm conflict just like Northern Irleand.

[mack pl]

i still dont understand why theres a chechnya on the map.. it should be split up between different regiions and renamed and the civilian population scattered..

does anyone like 16 obr have any info on General Valery Baranov? was he a good general?You are second Sun Tzu or Clausewitz man, great tactic ;)

[American Patriot]

http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2004-05-09T090803Z_01_GALAXY-DC-MDF561112_RTRIDSP_2_NEWS-RUSSIA-BLAST-ADMINISTRATION-DC.jpg

Apparently he's alive but he can't be doing too well..

[Michael RVR]

I'm honestly surprised that the security teams dont actually check where the president is going to make sure someone hasn't put a ****ing landmine underneath his seat.

Unless it was an inside job its so unprofessional its not funny. :bash:

[fdt]

Bandits have killed the gangster... Shame is that the Terek Football Club will suffer most as Kadyrov was his president

Pity that many other people have had to die too. RIP

What about Baranov? Did he survived the blast or not? Media reporting both options... any confirmations or denials aired so far?

[The Clip]

Kadyrov and Baranov are both wounded. Both in stable condition. 1 person died, the attack was planned but not carefully. It only wounded but did nto kill, It is unconfirmed if it was landmine or su bomber.

[intelligenzija]

source ? :/

[fdt]

.......... or su bomber.

Rather B-2 bomber.... :cantbeli:

[fdt]

I suppose the source was...


http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=793335&PageNum=0

14 people die in terror act in Grozny
09.05.2004, 13.38

GROZNY, May 9 (Itar-Tass) - According to preliminary data, 14 people died as a result of a terrorist act on Sunday at the Dynamo stadium in Grozny where Chechen citizens celebrated the V-day, Tass learnt at the Chechen Interior Ministry.

According to preliminary data, 38 people were wounded, including commander of the United Army Group in the North Caucasus Valery Baranov whose foot was torn away by the blast.

The explosion also wounded republican President Akhmat Kadyrov, speaker of the State Council Eli Isayev and Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov.

The explosion thundered at 10.40. The military parade in honour of the V-Day was already over by that time, and a concert started. According to preliminary data, a powerful explosive device had been planted under the stand where republican leaders were.

On the other hand...


MOSCOW (*******) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Kremlin-backed Chechen President, Akhmad Kadyrov, was killed by the blast at a stadium in Grozny.
The Kremlin quoted Putin as saying: "Kadyrov passed away on May 9 on the day of our national holiday."

I think that Putin has the reliable infos on the attack... so it looks like Jabba The Hut is dead anyway.

http://www.pacific.net.sg/articles/community/102003/attachments/IMAGEUW6Im_.jpg

Below his biography:


Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров) is the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003 for 4 years). He was born on August 23, 1951 in the Karaganda city, Kazahkskaja SSR.

In April, 1957 Kadyrov family returned to the Centorojj village, Shalinskijj rajjon, Checheno-Ingushkaja ASSR.


1968 - finished Bachijurt school.
1968 - took a course in combine harvester driving in the Kalinovskaja stanica, Nauskijj rajjon.
1969-1971 - worked in "Novogroznenskijj" sovkhoz, Gudermeskijj rajjon.
1971-1980 - worked in building companies in Nechernozem'e and Siberia.
1980 - entered Bukhar Miri-Arab Madrasah.
1982-1986 - continued studying in the Tashkent High Islam University.
1986-1988 - worked as deputy imam of the Gudermes cathedral masjid.
1989-1990 - founded a first in North Caucasia Islamic Institute in the Kurchalojj village and was its rector.
1990 - entered sheriat faculty of Amman Islamic University.
1991 - returned to the motherland, breaking studying.
1993 - designated as deputy mufti, in September, 1994 as acting mufti of the Chechen Republic.
1995 - elected mufti of the Chechen Republic.
June, 2000 - designated as head of the Chechen Republic government.
2001 г. - awarded by Order of Friendship.
October 5 2003 - elected as president of Chechen Republic.

As of 14 September, 2001 he has 4 children and 13 grandchildren.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3697715.stm

Chechen president killed by bomb

The blast was caused by a landmine, say officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that pro-Moscow Chechen President Ahmad Kadyrov has been killed in a bomb attack in Grozny.
Mr Putin described the Chechen leader as a true hero and said he had proved there was no equality between bandits, terrorists and the people.
President Kadyrov was fatally wounded when a landmine exploded during a ceremony marking victory in WWII.
Earlier, Mr Putin vowed revenge for the attack, in which 14 people died.
A spokesman for Russia's emergency situations ministry said the landmine had gone off in a VIP seating area of the packed Dynamo stadium.
There is uncertainty over the fate of the commander of Russian troops in Chechnya, Gen Valery Baranov, who was also in the stadium at the time.
Officials have denied reports that he was killed by the blast and said he was fighting for his life in hospital.

Panic-stricken
Russian television showed chaotic scenes as panic-stricken spectators ran from the scene and brown smoke rose from the debris of the stand.
One man was seen carrying an injured child to safety, while bursts of gunfire rang out.
Mr Kadyrov died of his injuries in the blast
The emergency ministry spokesman said a second landmine had been found following the evacuation of the stadium.
Suspicion immediately fell on Chechen separatists, who have been fighting for independence from Moscow for more than a decade.
President Putin, speaking at the end of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, said: "There can be no doubt that retribution is inevitable for those whom we are fighting today. It will be unavoidable for terrorists."
Chechen interior ministry officials quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency said at least 14 people had been killed and 20 injured.
Russia has been fighting separatists in Chechnya since the republic first tried to break away in the 1990s.
Moscow has reimposed its rule in Grozny, but rebel attacks have continued, both in Chechnya and elsewhere in Russia.
The BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow says the attack is a massive blow to the Kremlin's attempts to restore order in Chechnya.

[The Clip]

B-2, overrated and toooooooooooooooooo expensive. su bomber was meant to be suicide bumber besides, the su is not a bombing aircraft!!!

[Argyll]

B-2, overrated and toooooooooooooooooo expensive. su bomber was meant to be suicide bumber besides, the su is not a bombing aircraft!!!

Su25 is not a bomber?

The Su 37?Platypus is not a bomber?

[The Clip]

exactly!

[ronin2172]

B-2, overrated and toooooooooooooooooo expensive. su bomber was meant to be suicide bumber besides, the su is not a bombing aircraft!!!

Su25 is not a bomber?

The Su 37?Platypus is not a bomber?

did i not scold u on challenging the 'knowledge' of some of these people argyll? rofl

[fdt]

......... besides, the su is not a bombing aircraft!!!
Question only is which SU........... Sherlock.

Yeah... SU 22 is a transport aircraft... :cantbeli:
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/planes/su22m4.jpg but looks like bomber.

SU 25 is a training aircraft...

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/su-25-DDST8911760_JPG.jpg but looks like "shturmovik".

SU 24 is a pasenger one...
http://venus.ci.uw.edu.pl/~animal/military.pl/samoloty/su-24_fencer/su-24-5.jpg but looks like bomber.

[mack pl]

......... besides, the su is not a bombing aircraft!!!
Question only is which SU........... Sherlock.

Yeah... SU 22 is a transport aircraft... :cantbeli:
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/planes/su22m4.jpg but looks like bomber.

SU 25 is a training aircraft...

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/su-25-DDST8911760_JPG.jpg but looks like "shturmovik".

SU 24 is a pasenger one...
http://venus.ci.uw.edu.pl/~animal/military.pl/samoloty/su-24_fencer/su-24-5.jpg but looks like bomber.Rosyjska Dezinformacja ;) rofl

[ariweiner]

There's just one thing I thought to myself immediately upon hearing the news.

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

All puppets, traitors and such scum should die.

[16 OBr SpN]

All I heard is that Baranov is in critical condition, and he's given 50/50 chance. He lost his left leg, and suffered serious shrapnel wounds.

Possibly, MON-200 AP mine with a radio detonator was used.

Again, this info might not be accurate.

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

[ShotOver]

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[bloddyaxe]

The Su 37?Platypus is not a bomber?

The Su 37 is not called Platypus in the NATO code, Su-32FN/34 or something is the Platypus.

The Su-37 is called "Super-Flanker," though that doesn't really fit the system of that code system.

And there is not a single Sukhoi plane that has been made that cannot carry air to ground weapons as a far as I know. You could easily obliterate that stadium with a couple of Su-27s carrying a few FAB-250s, or PetABS or ZABs or any other A/G ordinance it can actually carry (yet though it may be a problem with the Su-27s originally with the PVO unlike with the original VVS ones which should be configured properly.)

Anyhow I sure hope the idiots responsible for that explosion will be swiftly apprehended and summarily executed. or something similar, that Kadyrov guy seemed a quite nice laddie, with that fur hat at least.

[1Cie GevGn]

Oh man....

Imagine being a contractor happy to get payed to build some concrete tribune, hiring some workers you've never seen before....

Condolances to the families though. Did anyone see the vid on TV? What were all those shots fired? Sounded like either a very unsecure guard firing with the finger on the trigger or eitersome guns' n ammo that were exploding after the blast?

[Truthsayer]

Apperently the soldiers started firing into the air to get people to lay down on the ground, to get full access to the bombsite and be able to check everyone on the location.

[The Clip]

Go **** your self ariweiner!!!! :bash: :fork: :-*$ Die you ****ing Chechen bastard. He was not a trator but a solution to some of the problem in Chechnya. The attack deserves no credit, some WW2 veterans could have been MURDERED, but you would not understand that you little boy. Go and have a wet dream and start ****ing your dad in the Shower! rofl rofl :bash: :fork: :-*$

[born_to_kill]

Good job Russia!

[ariweiner]

He was not a trator but a solution to some of the problem in Chechnya

BS. His security services has killed and murdered hundreds of civilians and that's not even mentioning the torture that goes on. In addition, he is a puppet leader of a foreign invading nation. He deserved to die and I am glad that the real Chechen Army has taken care of him.

[American Patriot]

http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2004-05/09/article05.shtml

Interesting article here. Maybe he wasn't playing by the rules and they decided to off him?

[PsihoKeke]

And general with him?

[ariweiner]

And general with him?

Currently both Western media and qoqaz.com are reporting that Gen. Baranov was severely injured.

[American Patriot]

Reading about how the Russian government works, I expect anything from the KGB.

[ariweiner]

Hmm...

Grozny blast kills Russian general-Interfax
MOSCOW, May 9 (*******) The general in charge of Russian troops in Chechnya was killed today in a blast at a stadium in Grozny during Victory Day celebrations, Interfax news agency reported.

General Valery Baranov died in the blast, blamed by Russia's Defence Ministry on Chechen separatists. Interfax said Chechnya's President Akhmad Kadyrov had also been killed.

[Truthsayer]

Good job Russia!

Are you equally well-educated about the middle-east conflict as this bombing?

[16 OBr SpN]

He was not a trator but a solution to some of the problem in Chechnya

BS. His security services has killed and murdered hundreds of civilians and that's not even mentioning the torture that goes on. In addition, he is a puppet leader of a foreign invading nation. He deserved to die and I am glad that the real Chechen Army has taken care of him.

What the fock do you know about Chechnya?
You are sitting there behind a comfort of your monitor and talking **** about things you have no idea of.
Why don't you go there and fight?
Of course, you don't have balls to do that. All you can do is sit here and bitch about the "invaders" killing "civilians"!

Schools, kindergardens, and hospitals are being built all over the country. Grozny University is working after it was shot down during the rule of your beloved fundamentalist scumbags.
"Terek" football club is playing with other teams from all regions of Russia.

Of course, this does not comply with the "Shariat" :roll:

You don't know what I personally heard from average Chechen CIVILIANS about what was going on during the rule of Wahabbis! 7,000 people from all over Russia were held hostages all over Chechnya.

I saw a video footage of 17 young Chechens who were decapitated one by one, after they decided to escape from one of the training camps in Dyshne-Vedeno! Those kids were forced, in accordance with the new "decree" which stated that all men ages from 16 to 28 were to mandatory attend fighting courses in their respective "Jamaat"!

The guy who decapitated them was the Afghan named Hazratullah. Guess who killed him? A 15 year old kid who gave an oath to avenge his brother. The guy emptied the whole AK magazine into that focker.
That kid is now the member of the Chechen OMON.
Like I said, you don't know **** about what's going on there! So shut your focking mouth! :bash:

[The Clip]

ariweiner, shut you ****ing mouth and die. I served there for 1 year and you call me an invader, **** yourself and go to hell you piece of ****. Chechnya has been Russian territory for 200 years. :bash: :fork: :-*$ I swear if I was to fight you hand to hand you I would step on your skull and collapse your ****ing head for saying that. So would some of my people in the navy. You are so stupid your mother hates you for speaking. I risked my life for 1 year there, for what??????? So human garbage like you can call me "invader"?????? :bash: :fork: :-*$