Russian security officials are hunting down "several" potential female suicide bombers, one of whom is believed to be in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics will begin next month, CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports.
The Canadian Broadcasting news has confirmed eyewitness accounts from Sochi that police have left posters and leaflets about the potential suicide bombers in the area of the Olympic venues. A police letter said that one of them, Ruzanna Ibragimova, a 22-year-old widow of an Islamic militant, was at large in Sochi. Russian authorities have blamed the so-called "black widows" of slain insurgents for previous suicide attacks in the country.
CBS News national security analyst Juan Zarate, who worked on multiple Olympic security plans with foreign leaders, said that women will likely not fly under the radar at Sochi. "Certain females don't attract as much security attention as certain male suicide bombers or fighters but I think now with the ramped-up security around Sochi, females are going to get just as much scrutiny as males,"
Zarate said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has guaranteed safety at the Games but CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports that other officials increasingly wary. On Monday, U.S. military sources confirmed there are plans to provide U.S. assistance in Russia if an evacuation is necessary. Orr reports that aircraft will likely on alert at European bases with two Navy ships patrolling the nearby Black Sea.
CBS News has also learned the FBI will have almost 40 agents stationed throughout Russia to assist with American security.
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers says it's prudent precaution. "I think what the U.S. military does almost continuously is plan for all sorts of contingencies," Myers said.
Note EU-Digest: unfortunately all the media hype about potential terrorism attacks during the Sochi Olympics is having a counter productive effect by elevating these crazed and fanatic extremists to celebrity status. It is sensationalism based irresponsible journalism.
Read more: Sochi forces hunt for potential female suicide bombers - CBS News
The Canadian Broadcasting news has confirmed eyewitness accounts from Sochi that police have left posters and leaflets about the potential suicide bombers in the area of the Olympic venues. A police letter said that one of them, Ruzanna Ibragimova, a 22-year-old widow of an Islamic militant, was at large in Sochi. Russian authorities have blamed the so-called "black widows" of slain insurgents for previous suicide attacks in the country.
CBS News national security analyst Juan Zarate, who worked on multiple Olympic security plans with foreign leaders, said that women will likely not fly under the radar at Sochi. "Certain females don't attract as much security attention as certain male suicide bombers or fighters but I think now with the ramped-up security around Sochi, females are going to get just as much scrutiny as males,"
Zarate said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has guaranteed safety at the Games but CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports that other officials increasingly wary. On Monday, U.S. military sources confirmed there are plans to provide U.S. assistance in Russia if an evacuation is necessary. Orr reports that aircraft will likely on alert at European bases with two Navy ships patrolling the nearby Black Sea.
CBS News has also learned the FBI will have almost 40 agents stationed throughout Russia to assist with American security.
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers says it's prudent precaution. "I think what the U.S. military does almost continuously is plan for all sorts of contingencies," Myers said.
Note EU-Digest: unfortunately all the media hype about potential terrorism attacks during the Sochi Olympics is having a counter productive effect by elevating these crazed and fanatic extremists to celebrity status. It is sensationalism based irresponsible journalism.
Read more: Sochi forces hunt for potential female suicide bombers - CBS News
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