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A very brutal news story has been coming out of Russia this week. Chechen rebels from Russia’s Muslim province seized control of a Russian schoolhouse and held all the occupants inside hostage for hours.
Eventually The Russians sent in an APC to recover bodies and some children made a break for it. The terrorists shot them in the backs as they were running so the Russians moved in. Then a suicide bomber blew herself up in the gym, where a lot of the hostages were being held. 350 people died in all, including many children, and 176 of the kids are still unaccounted for.
The Chechen Muslims have a long history of launching brutal terrorist attacks on the Russian people. At the same time however it’s often argued that the Chechens have a more legitimate historical basis for their anger than many other radical Islamic groups. That may have been the case at one time, but it’s hard to imagine any political grievances that could justify the sort of disgusting, murderous acts the Chechens are increasingly committing against innocent civilians
