4 September 2002 MOSCOW, 2 September (Gazeta.Ru)–Dagestani Rappani Khalilov, the key suspect behind the terrorist attack that claimed over 40 lives during the Victory Day celebrations on 9 May in the port of Kaspiisk, has claimed responsibility for shooting down a Russian army helicopter that came down on 31 August in Chechnya highlands.According to initial reports, unknown gunmen wielding a […]

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