26 September 2001Text: State Department Says Chechen Rebels Have Ties to Bin Laden
(Question taken at 9/25/01 Daily Press Briefing) (110) Following is the text of the State Department Spokesman's response to a question taken at the September 25 Daily Press Briefing: (begin text) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman September 25, 2001 Question Taken at 9/25/01 Daily Press Briefing CHECHNYA AND BIN LADIN TIES Question: Do the Chechen rebels have ties to Al-Qaida? Answer: Yes. As the Department said in the "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Report (April 2000, page 31), bin Ladin's Al-Qaida organization has sent trainers to various parts of the world, including Chechnya. (end text) (Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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