This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6323459.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 1 | Version 2 |
---|---|
Three jailed for Moscow bombings | Three jailed for Moscow bombings |
(10 minutes later) | |
A Moscow court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for bomb attacks on the city's underground railway in February and August 2004. | A Moscow court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for bomb attacks on the city's underground railway in February and August 2004. |
The attacks killed 50 people and injured more than 300. | The attacks killed 50 people and injured more than 300. |
Maksim Panaryin, Tambiy Khubiyev and Murat Shavayev were found guilty of committing acts of terrorism. | Maksim Panaryin, Tambiy Khubiyev and Murat Shavayev were found guilty of committing acts of terrorism. |
The first bombing took place between Moscow's Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya stations. The second blast was outside Rizhskaya station. | The first bombing took place between Moscow's Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya stations. The second blast was outside Rizhskaya station. |
Shavayev was formerly a Russian justice ministry official. | Shavayev was formerly a Russian justice ministry official. |
Prosecutors charged that Khubiyev and Shavayev brought detonators and explosives to Moscow from the North Caucasus and Khubiyev assembled one of the bombs, Itar-Tass news agency reported. | Prosecutors charged that Khubiyev and Shavayev brought detonators and explosives to Moscow from the North Caucasus and Khubiyev assembled one of the bombs, Itar-Tass news agency reported. |
The February bomb - on a crowded metro train - killed 42 people including the bomber. The Rizhskaya blast killed eight. | |
A female suicide bomber and her accomplice were among those killed outside Rizhskaya. The following day, pro-Chechen militants stormed a school in Beslan, southern Russia - an attack which led to more than 330 deaths. | A female suicide bomber and her accomplice were among those killed outside Rizhskaya. The following day, pro-Chechen militants stormed a school in Beslan, southern Russia - an attack which led to more than 330 deaths. |
President Vladimir Putin blamed Chechen separatists for the Moscow metro attacks. | President Vladimir Putin blamed Chechen separatists for the Moscow metro attacks. |
Chechen rebel leaders denied involvement. | Chechen rebel leaders denied involvement. |
The Moscow court found Khubiyev and Panaryin guilty of belonging to a militant group called Karachai jamaat, Itar-Tass reported. | The Moscow court found Khubiyev and Panaryin guilty of belonging to a militant group called Karachai jamaat, Itar-Tass reported. |
Khubiyev pleaded guilty to all of the charges, Panaryin pleaded guilty to some, while Shavayev denied all of them. | Khubiyev pleaded guilty to all of the charges, Panaryin pleaded guilty to some, while Shavayev denied all of them. |
The trial had been closed to the public. |