The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report
Sept. 7 -- Following last week's dramatic Russian school hostage siege that killed at least 335 people, Russian investigators are reviewing evidence which may link Chechens to the al Qaeda terrorist network. Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected any dialogue with Chechen separatists, as hundreds of thousands in Russia joined rallies against terrorism, news wires report.
And in Iraq, U.S. forces battled insurgents loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed 34 people, including one American soldier, and wounded 193, U.S. and Iraqi authorities said.
THE WAR ON TERROR
INVESTIGATIONS
Russia
Al Qaeda Tie To School Hostage-Takers Probed
Among the wilted flowers brought to celebrate the first day of classes in the now blackened wreckage of Beslan's School No. 1 were signs of a sophisticated terrorist operation. That evidence is sparking a re-examination of Chechen links to the al Qaeda terrorist network. (Christian Science Monitor)
Mass Rallies For Beslan Victims
Tens of thousands of people are attending a rally against terrorism in Moscow, as the nation mourns victims of the school siege in southern Russia. (BBC)
Hostage Takers in Russia Argued Before Explosion
The guerrillas who took over a school in southern Russia last week argued heatedly with each other over whether to abandon the siege in the moments leading up to the firestorm of explosions and shooting that killed hundreds of children and adults, Russian officials said Monday. (Washington Post)
Death Toll Rises to 10 in Moscow Subway Attack
The death toll from a suicide bombing outside a Moscow subway station last week rose to 10 on Monday as a 20-year-old man succumbed to his injuries, Russian news agencies reported. (AP)
United States
Security Scares Force Los Angeles Airport To Shut 4 Terminals
Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for more than three hours after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and two flashlight batteries exploded during screening at another, the authorities said. (AP)
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