The aftermath of the attack by a pair of female suicide bombers
When the Chechen war returned to Moscow Saturday as two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a rock festival, killing at least 18 and injuring more than 50 the choice of targets was a surprise to some rebel factions. After separatists from Russia's southern breakaway republic seized a Moscow theater last October they were killed, along with 129 hostages, when security forces stormed the theater rebels threatened further Moscow raids. And recently, they signaled that attacks on "hard targets" such as police stations were imminent. So the decision to instead strike a pop concert was perplexing...
