Beslan school suspect: More attacks were planned

Militants who carried out last September’s bloody school hostage-taking in Beslan had also planned to detonate powerful car bombs in other cities in southern Russia, a suspect in the raid told a court today.

Beslan school suspect: More attacks were planned

Militants who carried out last September’s bloody school hostage-taking in Beslan had also planned to detonate powerful car bombs in other cities in southern Russia, a suspect in the raid told a court today.

Nur-Pashi Kulayev said during his trial that he had heard the leader of the 32 heavily armed militants – whom he called “Colonel” – discussing a plan that envisaged setting off the explosions, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

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