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Article: Chechen rebel warlord claims responsibility for Moscow power outage
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- AP Worldstream
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- May 28, 2005
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HENRY MEYER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
05-28-2005
Dateline: MOSCOW
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has claimed responsibility for a massive power outage that caused chaos in Moscow two days earlier, plunging entire neighborhoods into darkness and stranding thousands of subway passengers, according to a rebel-linked Web site.
Russian officials insist the power failure, which began with an explosion and fire at a 40-year-old substation and affected the Russian capital and surrounding region, was caused by worn-out equipment. But Basayev has a history of striking at new and spectacular targets in his terrorist campaign.
"Our sabotage units delivered a major blow to one of the most ...
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