On Wednesday President Dimitri Medvedev called for a new unit to be created to combat terrorism. The new permanent unit will be created by April 16th. The group will be responsible for combating terrorist attacks. What happened so suddenly that caused Medvedev to order the creation of a unit to combat terrorism? A series of terriorist attacks in Russia that are attributed to Cachen or Caucusus "Emirates".
The latest attack on March 29th, 2010 killed 40 people and injured 121 others. Two women, natives of Dagestan, are suspected of being responsible for the attack. It is suspected that one of the woman's brother was the mastermind behind the operation. The father of these siblings is currently in jail after a sentence of nine months for possession of a grenade.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/new-caucasus-unit-will-fight-terrorism/403503.html
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