| Show I WORIJ) ThfSah lalrTrihunr A7 'niiir(!aySptn)lT921xn Russian general vows to take fidit to terrorists "Any region cf the world": Other nations are put on notice in the wake of the Bcslan school - V- "v - tragedy that claimed hundreds Steve Gutterman By ThfAvmlrfl Pm MOSCOW — Russia's top general threatened Wednesday to strike terrorists "in any region of the world" and the Kremlin offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel loaders Russian officials also expressed growing anger with critics of the Kremlin's policy in Chechnya and criticized the United States for its willingness to hold talks with Chechen separatists The announcements marked a show of resolve aimed at Russia's stunned citizens as well as Western countries President Vladimir Putin accuses of hindering its fight against terror in the wake of three attacks that killed more than 400 people in the past two weeks In a nationally televised meeting Prosecutor-Genera- l Vladimir Ustinov also briefed Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1200 hostages in a school last week in the southern town of Beslan Col-GeYuri Baluyevsky chief of the general staff of Russia's armed forces asserted Russia's right to strike terrorists beyond its borders "As for carrying out preventive strikes against terrorist bases we will take all measures to liquidate terrorist bases in any region of the world" he told reporters Baluyevsky made his comments alongside NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe Gen James Jones after talks on Russia-NATmilitary cor efforts operation including European Union officials reacted cautiously to Baluyevsky's statements with spokeswoman Emma Udwin saying she could not be sure whether they represented government policy Udwin said the EU is against "extrajudicial killings" in form of strikes Russian leaders have previously claimed the right to attack terrorists beyond the country's borders — tacitly threatening neighboring Georgia that Moscow would pursue Chechen rebels allegedly sheltering on its territory Two Russian agents were convicted this year for the February car bombing in Qatar that killed a Chechen rebel leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev Russia denied involvement in the assassination The Bush administration also has a policy of military action against terrorists NATO officials declined comment The alliance released a statement with Russia emphasizing both sides' "determination to strengthen and intensify common efforts to fight the Ai t r : 3 -- ! LONDON — Iran risks action by the UN Security Council if it breaks a promise to suspend uranium enrichment activity by November Britain said Wednesday Tehran defiantly declared it has a right to continue its program Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany which has joined Britain and France in putting diplomatic pressure on Iran said in a legislative speech that "this conflict (with Iran) is highly alarming" Under international pressure Iran last year agreed to suspend uranium enrichment but has since resumed testing assembling and making centrifuges used in the process Iran said Wednesday it was talking to European Union countries about freezing some nuclear activities but said it won't give up its plan to control the fuel cycle —from mining uranium to enriching it US officials have taken the hardest line urging the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency which meets in Vienna Austria on Monday to declare Iran in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Such a move could force the UN Security Council to take action 1 -- - -- Jfyy '"' it'll iko V Xairurtnl hrm V (H i ' ! 7 n f 4 4V 4im- JI - Ivan Si KiiiTHKv77fc'Uri(iW Awn ''fifc JBKfy North Ossetians express anger with the government over the school massacre hiii CmwIIw Iwwtleil Prrm In a Moscow children's hospital Azamat Mukaqov 20 months is treated for wounds from last week's Beslan school terrorist attack Si shikes against terrorist bases we will take all measures to liquidate terrorist bases in any " region of the world YURI BALUYEVSKY Russian general scourge of terrorism" Nationalist lawmaker Dmitry Rogozin told Ekho Moskvy radio the warning appeared to be an effort to ease fears of terrorism in Russia following the crashes of two planes after explosions a Moscow suicide bombing and the school seizure Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Asian Maskhadov are accused of masterminding last week's hostage crisis Maskhadov the former president of Chechnya had denied any involvement in the school standoff according to aides There has been no word from Basayev a longtime rebel warlord who had claimed involvement in bloody raids and hostage-takingin the past Ustinov said 326 hostages were killed and 727 wounded in the school attack which ended Friday in a wave of explosions and gunfire North Ossctian Deputy Health Minister Teimuraz later said 329 were confirmed dead The authorities appeared to be from their previous insistence on describing the attack as the work of international terrorists At a meeting with visiting Western journalists and analysts Monday Putin repeated investigators' allegations that 10 of the attackers were of Arab descent and denied that the hostage-takinwas linked to Russia's policy in Chechnya However Ustinov said nothing about Arabs in his briefing The global issue of terrorism drew Russia closer to the United States and other Western nations following the Sept 11 attacks when lutin expressed r efforts But support for US since the attack in Beslan Putin and back-pcdalin- g g s packed with weapons and ammunition People who had gathered to mark the first day of school were honied into the gym by the militants some of whom voiced objections to seizing a school Detainee Kulnyev said the group's leader who went by the name Colonel shot one of the militants and said he would do the same to any other militants or hostages who did not show "unconditional obedience" Liter that day he detonated the explosives worn by two female attackers killing them to enforce the lesson Ustinov said One of the militants was stationed with his foot on a button that would set off the explosives Ustinov said if he lifted his foot the bombs stmng up around the school gymnasium would detonate he said On Friday the militants decided to change the arrangement of the explosives and they appear to have set off one bomb by mistake Ustinov said That sparked panic as hostages tried to floe and the attackers opened fire other top officials have turned up the volume on their accusations that Western nations apply double standards and hinder Russia's fight against terrorism by questioning its policy in Chechnya foreign Minister Sergey Ivrov said Wednesday that "we solve our internal problems ourselves and there's no need to search for an American route to political normalization in Chechnya" Interfax reported While joining condemnation of the school attack the State Department said Tuesday that Moscow ultimately must hold political talks with rebellious Chechen leaders Wednesday's TV broadcast of Ustinov's briefing was the first attempt by the government to give a formal account of the tragedy The prosecutor said his information was based on interviews with witnesses and the one alleged attacker Ustinov said the about 30 attackers including two women had met in a forest early Sept 1 before head ing to School No 1 in Beslan in a truck and two jeeps "As for carrying out preventive iJs ii J " f Nur-Pash- i Get The Most Good Out Of That Old Vehicle! 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