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In recent years multiple acts of terrorism have occurred in Russia, mainly in connection with military actions in the Chechen Republic (North Caucasus). In some cases suicide bombers have been responsible. In the aftermath of these traumatic events, (which have included explosions in metro stations, the capture of hospitals, a theatre complex in 2002, and the capture of a school in Beslan in 2004) witnesses have emerged who can comment indirectly on the psychological and other characteristics of the suicide bombers. Interestingly, most of these witnesses have been young women recruited by older “mentors”. Many of these young women have undergone some profound psychological crisis in the past, a crisis which has led to episodes of frustration and depression. Also, within a terrorism context, these young women have been called “widows”, even though only one of them was in fact a close relative of a victim.
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