August 25, 2004
After careful research (meaning me looking at a map and slapping forehead) Dr. Rusty Shackleford retracts his earlier statement that the bombing at a bus station two days ago in Moscow was probably unrelated to yestereday's downing of two Russian Airliners. My Pet Jawa has learned that the two are probably connected.
From the Moscow Times:
An explosion went off at a bus stop at 30 Kashirskoye Shosse on Tuesday, injuring four people, a Federal Security Service spokesman said.Initially, my thoughts were that the bus bombing was not terrorist related, or if it was, that this act of terrorism was not connected to the airplane bombings because this particular location is nowhere near any logical terrorist targets. However, it turns out that the both planes that went down took off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport which is 22 km south of Moscow on Kashirskoye Shosse.
So, we have two planes going down from the same airport. The day before, a bus bomb went off on a bus line that leads to that airport. Is it a coincidence? Not likely. Further, more recent reports reveal that the bus stop was located across the street from a police station and went off at a time when police shifts were changing, hence a motive for this particular location.
Further, this is not the first act of terrorism on Kashirskoye Shosse. On September 13, 1999 a bomb went off in a residential apartment building located on Kashirskoye killing 19 people.
Added together, we have a strong case that the bus bombing was related to airplane attrocities committed the next day. It is even possible that the same person/persons committed both acts given the close proximity of the airport.
Updates are being kept by Jeff Quinton, Michelle Cantalano, and Blogs of War
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