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Examples of Chechen Terrorism

Soft TargetsToday’s world is filled with the fear of where and when the next terrorist attack will occur.  When those attacks target schoolchildren, civilized societies are shocked even more.  Image: 2004 screen shot of television coverage of Beslan School.  http://www.operacional.pt/modern-military-public-affairs/School AttacksWhen the massacre at Columbine High School occurred in Colorado, shocked Americans hoped it would never happen again.  Then the Jonesboro, Arkansas incident struck again, followed by others:On September 1, 2004, fifty heavily armed Chechen terrorists took hostage of over 1000 children and parents at the Number One School in Beslan, Russia during the First Day of School Festival.  In the end, many people died, and many of those were children.For More on Attacks on Soft TargetsRussia too, did not strongly punish the Chechen terrorists during many attacks against them.  President Boris Yeltsin relinquished to rebel demands and…

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Jim Prouty

Jim Prouty

Mr. Prouty has completed a B.S. In Criminal Justice as well as a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management (EM) with a special focus in Homeland Security (HS) and Counter-Terrorism (CT). He is an...