MillenniumPost
World

‘Use maximum force to stop 2014 winter Olympics’

The leader of an Islamist insurgency in Russia’s North Caucasus region urged followers on Wednesday to use ‘maximum force’ to prevent President Vladimir Putin staging the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi. In a video posted on www.kavkazcenter.com, a mouthpiece for militants seeking an Islamist state, insurgent leader Doku Umarov said an order not to attack Russian targets outside the North Caucasus had been cancelled. 

The Games are due to be held next February in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, close to the volatile and mountainous North Caucasus region in southern Russia. Putin has promised tight security at the Games, on which he has staked his reputation. 

‘They (Russia) plan to hold the Olympics on the bones of our ancestors, on the bones of many, many dead Muslims, buried on the territory of our land on the Black Sea, and we as mujahideen are obliged to not permit that, using any methods allowed us by the almighty Allah,’ Umarov said in the video.  The authenticity of the video could not immediately be established.
Next Story
Share it