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Explosions were heard in Riyadh as concerns grow over continued missile threats targeting Saudi Arabia’s capital and its international airport.
Residents are receiving emergency alerts on their phones urging them to seek shelter, while heightened security measures continue to disrupt daily life.
AnewZ’s Sabir Safarov reports from Riyadh on the situation on the ground.
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“I hope that Trump will change his decisions, because I think they are ALL mistakes.
It will not help us, and it won’t help the U.S.”
For Ukraine, these aren’t abstract political decisions. They affect families, cities, soldiers, and the future of an entire nation.
Zelensky’s warning deserves to be heard with the seriousness those consequences demand.
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A false-flag operation?
In September 1999, a wave of coordinated time-bomb explosions targeted residential apartment buildings across Russia, killing over 300 people, injuring more than 1,000, and sparking the Second Chechen War. [1, 2]Timeline of the September 1999 Bombings
September 4, 1999 (Buynaksk): A truck bomb exploded outside a five-story apartment building housing families of Russian military personnel in Buynaksk (Dagestan), killing 64 people. [1]
September 9, 1999 (Moscow, Guryanov Street): A powerful bomb planted on the ground floor of a nine-story apartment building on Guryanov Street detonated, destroying the structure and killing over 100 people in their sleep. [1, 2, 3]
September 13, 1999 (Moscow, Kashirskoye Highway): A massive bomb ripped through a nine-story apartment building on Kashirskoye Shosse, killing 119 people. [1, 2, 3]
September 16, 1999 (Volgodonsk): A truck bomb exploded near a nine-story residential building in Volgodonsk, killing 17 people and damaging surrounding structures. [1]
September 22, 1999 (Ryazan): Residents in a Ryazan apartment building spotted suspicious bags being carried into the basement. Police discovered bags containing an explosive substance (analyzed to have RDX vapors) and a detonator. The Federal Security Service (FSB) later claimed the event was a local civil defense “training exercise” using bags of sugar. [1, 2, 3]Political Aftermath and Controversy
Official Attribution: The Russian government officially blamed Chechen and Dagestani separatists for the campaign of terror, using the crisis as the primary justification to launch the Second Chechen War. [1, 2, 3]
Rise of Vladimir Putin: Then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin used the crisis and a hardline response (“wipe out terrorists in the outhouse”) to dramatically surge in popularity, laying the groundwork for his election as Russian president in 2000. [1, 2, 3]
False-Flag Allegations: Independent journalists, investigators (such as Alexander Litvinenko and David Satter), and critics have alleged that the bombings were a false-flag operation orchestrated by the FSB to engineer public support for the war and consolidate political power. [1, 2, 3]Russian apartment buildings in September 1999 – Google Search google.com/search?q=Russian+…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Oct 18, 2026


