Russian diplomats executed by Mujahedeen Shura Council

June 25, 2006

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The Mujahedeen Shura Council posted a video on the internet Sunday showing the execution of three Russian embassy employees.

A fourth employee, not shown on video, was also reported killed.

On June 3, a car the four were traveling in was ambushed by insurgents in Baghdad at which time one Russian diplomat was killed.

A statement associated with Sunday’s video said, "God's verdict has been carried out on the Russian diplomats . . . in revenge for the torture, killing and expulsion of our brothers and sisters by the infidel Russian government."

Last week, the Mujahedeen Shura Council posted a statement claiming they were holding four men. In that statement, they demanded Russia immediately pull their troops out of Chechnya and that Russia release all mujahedeen prisoners they hold or else the safety of the hostages could not be assured.

The captives included the Russian embassy's third secretary, Fyodor Zaitsev, and three other employees: Rinat Agliulin, Anatoly Smirnov and Oleg Fedoseyev.


Note:

Just a little word of advice, as long as occupation forces of some kind are in Iraq; this kind of incident will not stop.

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