Russian President Vladimir Putin has noticed similarities in the recent terrorist acts in Chechnya and Saudi Arabia.
| Such as the fact that they both involved heavy-duty truck bombs, with similar numbers of casualties, and that they occurred within 24 hours of each other... |
"The handwriting of the terrorist acts in Chechnya and Saudi Arabia is absolutely the same. The consequences are absolutely comparable," Putin said while meeting with NATO Secretary General George Robertson in Moscow on Tuesday. "Russia sees the terrorist act in Chechnya as an attempt made by destructive forces not only in Chechnya, but also outside of it, to close the way to peace to the people of Chechnya," he said. |