Monday, 01 March 2004

FSB ARRESTS QATARI CITIZENS IN APPARENT TIT-FOR-TAT

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The Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested two citizens of Qatar on 28 February, just days after Qatari authorities charged two detained Russian special-services employees with the 13 February murder of former acting Chechen President Zelimkhan Yandarbiev, Russian media reported. \"Izvestiya,\" citing the Qatar News Agency, reported on 29 February that the two detained Qataris are members of Qatar\'s national judo team who had flown from Minsk to Moscow en route to Belgrade to participate in a qualifying tournament for the 2004 Athens Olympics. The two were arrested at a Moscow airport.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested two citizens of Qatar on 28 February, just days after Qatari authorities charged two detained Russian special-services employees with the 13 February murder of former acting Chechen President Zelimkhan Yandarbiev, Russian media reported. \"Izvestiya,\" citing the Qatar News Agency, reported on 29 February that the two detained Qataris are members of Qatar\'s national judo team who had flown from Minsk to Moscow en route to Belgrade to participate in a qualifying tournament for the 2004 Athens Olympics. The two were arrested at a Moscow airport. Interfax on 28 February cited an \"an informed source in Arab diplomatic circles in Moscow\" as saying the two men have been charged with \"offenses related to the activity of illegal armed groups on the territory of Russia.\" Qatar\'s \"Al-Sharq\" newspaper called the arrests \"piracy and kidnapping,\" while another Qatar daily, \"Al-Rayah,\" accused the Russian government of \"acting like mafia.\" Al-Jazeera television reported on 1 March that the Qatari and Russian authorities will release each other\'s nationals shortly. (RFE/RL)
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