Putin's security promises are unlikely to be fulfilled

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Lack of intelligence means Putin's security promises are unlikely to be fulfilled

AFP , MOSCOW
Wednesday, Sep 08, 2004,Page 9

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a security overhaul sparked by the school hostage crisis, but experts are skeptical that authorities can

prevent more terrorism by Chechen separatists.

With a death toll of at least 340 in Russia's worst-ever hostage crisis, Putin went on television to admit official failings and vowed to bolster his shaken nation's security.

The region's top police official resigned after the three-day hostage siege in Beslan but analysts warned that the series of audacious militant attacks point to a widespread failure

of intelligence.

"The FSB is still operating according to the Soviet system. It is not capable of combating terrorism on this scale,"

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