Russian Plane Bombers Exploited Corrupt System
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A thousand rubles, or about $34, was enough to bribe an airline agent to put a Chechen woman on board a flight just before takeoff, according to Russian investigators.
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Russian officials declared Friday that a terrorist act downed one of the two planes in this week&#39;s near simultaneous crashes after the wreckage revealed traces of a high explosive used in past attacks blamed on Chechen separatists.
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Russia said Friday &quot;terrorists&quot; were behind a passenger jet crash, as an Islamic group vowing support for Chechnya rebels claimed responsibility for that attack and the
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Russian officials declared Friday that a terrorist act downed one of the two planes in this week&#39;s near simultaneous crashes after the wreckage revealed traces of a high explosive
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MOSCOW : Russia said terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash as an Islamic group proclaiming support for rebels in Chechnya claimed responsibility for the downing of that and another plane.
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MOSCOW - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week has confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and stoked speculation that the disasters were linked to bloodshed in Chechnya.    A Web site connected to Islamic militants claimed the crashes, which killed 90 people, were retaliation for Russia's protracted civil war in the troubled republic, which holds an election Sunday to replace its assassinated Kremlin-backed president...
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Russian officials investigating the crashes of two passenger planes have discovered the remains of two Chechen women thought to be &quot;Black Widows&quot; - suicide bombers given that name
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Two Russian passenger planes that  crashed almost simultaneously last week killing 90 people were  blown up in a "terrorist attack" but not by hijackers,  investigators said Monday.
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Russian officials accused terrorists Friday after the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners revealed traces of an explosive used in earlier attacks blamed on Chechen rebels, while
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MOSCOW- Russian officials said Friday they detected traces of a high explosive in the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners, branding it the work of terrorists, while an Islamic group claimed its suicide attackers brought down both planes because of
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MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and
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Two Russian passenger planes crashed at nearly the same time Tuesday night, arousing suspicion of terror.
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A claim of responsibility for the downing of two Russian planes appeared on a Web site known for militant Muslim comment Friday.
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Aug. 27, 2004 - Suicide bombers, in precision attacks, destroyed two Russian domestic airlines, which killed 90 people Tuesday, US sources told ABC News.
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Investigators pinned hope on black boxes  on Thursday to explain why two Russian planes crashed almost  simultaneously, killing at least 89 people and raising fears of  terrorism ahead of polls in rebel Chechnya.
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Details of the almost simultaneous crashes of two Russian airliners began to emerge yesterday - shocking a public that has become largely inured to terrorism and prompting fears of further attacks.
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The Russian government abruptly shifted gears Friday and concluded that at least one of the two planes that fell out of the sky almost simultaneously this week was blown up by terrorists.