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TOP TOPICS

• Two Russian airliners went down within minutes of each other, killing all passengers and crew. The death toll stands somewhere between 89 and 94. There are reports that at least one of the aircraft signalled that it was being hijacked. A timeline of events is available here. Sky News (on British TV) is reporting that both aircraft sent hijack warnings, but that's unconfirmed. The afternoon before, a bomb exploded at a bus stop opposite a Moscow police station, injuring four. The next election in Chechnya is set for Sunday. Russian intelligence and security forces have been on alert since the increase in attacks by Chechen rebels these past few weeks. Vladmir Putin arrived in Chechnya last Sunday to find that Chechen groups had seized several districts in Grozny.

• It looks like I was right to worry about the distribution of anti-radiation pills around Israel's nuclear reactor at Dimona. An Iranian Revolutionary Guards spokesman has announced that The entire Zionist territory, including its nuclear facilities and atomic arsenal, are currently within range of Iran's advanced missiles..

• Montreal police have seized a minivan containing at least 17 guns and 90-135kg of explosives.

Other Topics Today Include: Iran Reports; Domestic Security; GSPC ambushes soldiers; Hezbollah prepare for war; Jordan wants Syria truck bombs stopped; Abu Sayyaf bits and pieces; U.S. warns of more Uzbekistan terror as 17 convicted; Bali bomber goes unpunished for Bali murders; Pakistani PM calls for Jihad; Islamic Jihad calls for Sadr to attack pipelines; Liberia diamonds might have funded 9/11; Islamist Turkey?; Build your own Bush.

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