Terror attacks raise fears of a more authoritarian Kremlin

Sunday, September 12, 2004

MOSCOW -- A quick succession of terror attacks has shattered the image of strength assiduously cultivated by President Vladimir Putin, leaving the Kremlin grasping for a response to what has widely been dubbed "Russia's Sept. 11."

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