From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/20/2006 4:39 AM Shamil Basayev / Image by MosNews Shamil Basayev / Image by MosNews Fifty Seven Percent Of Russians Think Death of Basayev Will Not Restore Peace in Chechnya — Poll
20.07.2006
MosNews The majority of Russians (57 percent) do not believe that the elimination of the infamous Chechen terrorist Shamil Basayev is the final episode of the armed conflict in Chechnya, RBC news agency quotes a poll carried out by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM). Only 17 percent of respondents think that getting rid of the terrorist will lead to the final defeat of the armed gangs and restoration of peaceful life in Chechnya and Russia. Another 16 percent of the people polled believe that the terrorist’s death will only stiffen the resistance of the militants. Around 27 percent of Russians think that this will lead to a reduction of the terrorist threat while 23 percent expect a new round of terrorist activity. Most respondents (61 percent) believe that despite some success in bringing order to Chechnya the situation in the republic is still tense and complicated. 20 percent do not see any improvement and believe war is still going on in Chechnya. Respondents living in the regions close to Chechnya are the most optimistic — 20 percent of them believe the war in Chechnya is over (compared to the average of 12 percent throughout Russia). The national poll was carried out among 1,600 people in 153 locations in Russia. Russia’s most wanted Chechen terrorist was killed July 10, 2006 in Ingushetia (North Caucasus). Russian authorities claim Basayev and the rebels accompanying him were killed in an operation carried out by its special forces. Chechen rebels contend he had died “accidentally.” “The Chechen commander died following the accidental explosion of a truck transporting explosives near the village of Ekazhevo, in Ingushetia,” Chechnya’s separatists said in a statement published on a rebels’ website. http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/07/20/basayevpoll.shtml
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