EU reaction on Russian president’s outburst over Islam on Monday

(13 Nov 2002) Brussels - 11 Nov 2002 1. Wide shot of news conference 2. Reporters 3. UPSOUND (English) Journalist: “Don’t you think that by trying to eradicate terrorism in Chechnya you are going to eradicate the civilian population of Chechnya?“ 4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian president “By the way, I want to bring your attention to the fact that the creation of a Caliphate on Russian soil is just the first step of their plan. If you follow this, you should know that the radicals are aiming to create a Caliphate of the whole world. They speak about the necessity of killing the Americans and their allies. And it seems to me that you (the journalist) are from a country (France) which is an ally of the United States. So you are in danger. They speak about the necessity of killing all ’Kafer’ or non-Muslims. All non-Muslims, all Christians. So if you are a Christian you are in danger. Even if you decide to abandon your faith and become an atheist, according to their ideas again, you
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