Russia has suffered severe and widely varied terrorist attacks since the 1990s, including truck, subway and suicide bombings, the in-flight destruction of civilian passenger jets and mass hostage-takings in a hospital, a theater and a school. Chechen separatists have claimed responsibility for most of the most lethal attacks.
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But the attacks have slowed markedly since the seizure of a public school in Beslan in 2004 ended with more than 300 civilian deaths, and as Russia and pro-Kremlin Chechen forces have gained the upper hand over separatists in the lingering war in Chechnya. Moreover, Shamil Basayev, the terrorist leader who often claimed responsibility for ordering or organizing previous attacks, was killed in an explosion last summer near Chechnya , and no similar figure has emerged.
A spokeswoman for the national electricity monopoly said the guard had been increased at its facilities around the country, but there were no immediate reports of disruptions from Mr. Patrushev’s warning. Worries about the safety of public transportation in 2004 after a bombing on a subway car led to huge traffic jams on Moscow’s already clogged roads, the New York Times reports.
Source: agencies
Prepared by Alexander Timoshik
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