Intelligence agencies check the Belarusian trail of terrorist attacks in Brussels and monitor America

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As a result of a series of terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, March 22, 34 people were killed, about 200 injured. It is known that two explosions thundered at the airport of the city, another one in the subway. Later, a Kalashnikov assault rifle was found at the airport.

Belgium announced the closure of borders. A three-day national mourning has been declared in the country. The authorities have introduced a fourth, highest level of terrorist threat. Stopped public transport, closed the airport, schools.

Responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Brussels took the terrorist group "Islamic State". And it is worth noting that the terrorists struck not just the capital of Belgium, but the headquarters of the European Union. Thus, making it clear that the security services of all Europe lost again.

ForumDaily figured out how to act of terrorism involved natives of Belarus, and what the US authorities are concerned about after the Belgian tragedy.

Belarusian trace: what is known now

It became known today that the KGB of Belarus checks media reports about involvement in the terrorist attacks in Brussels by the natives of Belarus Marat Yunusov and the brothers Ivan and Alexey Dovbash. This was stated by the representative of the special services Dmitry Pobyarzhin, writes meduza.io.

There is no official confirmation of this information yet, but Belarusian journalists immediately picked up the loud news. Edition udf.by even managed to talk to one of the brothers. And that's what he said.

 

“If we are suicide bombers, why are we alive now? If we are terrorists, why weren’t we arrested?” Dovbash indignantly commented on the accusations against him.

A native of Belarus claims that terrorism charges against him and his brother fell on 14 March, starting with publications in the Russian media. One of the TV channels even claimed that they were preparing a terrorist attack in Belgium. Then, to remove all suspicions from themselves, the brothers allegedly even turned to the Belgian special services.

“We were told that they knew nothing about this and had no complaints against us,” Dovbash added.

The younger brother Dovbash denies all accusations. Photo: udf.by

Ivan’s brother, Alexey, calls all the accusations gossip.

 

“I have no problems with the Belgian police, I can easily move around the European Union. The police told me that the information about my involvement in terrorist attacks is local gossip, and they do not pay attention to it,” he says.

It turned out that Marat Yunusov received Belgian citizenship in 2008 and accepted Islam. Alexey Dovbash and his younger brother Ivan have been living there since 2007. After the adoption of Islam, they began to call themselves Suleiman and Khalid. The brothers moved to Europe with their mother when they were still children. After the divorce, she married a Belgian and took her sons with her to Brussels. Their father still lives in the Gomel region. About three years ago only elder brother Alexey came to Belarus.

 

“He had a beard. I don't understand why he converted to Islam. Everyone in the family is Orthodox. He is a very tall guy, he practiced boxing and took part in competitions. While I was in Belarus, I lived a little with my father, and spent the rest of the time with my grandmother,” the agency quotes the relative as saying eg by.

According to the Belarusian website, Alexey Dovbash was the first to communicate with representatives of radical Islam. Then his younger brother joined him. It is reported that the Dovbash brothers went to a terrorist camp in Syria, where they allegedly underwent combat training, after which they left for the territory of the European Union. The brothers themselves deny this information. Earlier, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus, Igor Shunevich, said that the department knows about ten Belarusians who left to fight for the Islamic State.

In the Gomel region, the news about the brothers' involvement in terrorist attacks in Belgium is discussed by all residents. Some of Alexey Dovbash's friends call him a “good guy.” And local bikers gave him the nickname “Lyokha Frenchman”.

It is clear that all this information still must confirm the law enforcement authorities of Belgium. But, anyway, the data leaked to the press. Of course, it’s too early to talk about authenticity. President of the World Forum of Russian-speaking Jewry, Alexander Levin, believes that even such suspicions can negatively affect attitudes towards the Russian-speaking community, both in Europe and in the United States.

 

“Terrorism is a global problem. One of his goals is to sow fear and mistrust in society. It’s very unpleasant if it is directed specifically towards the Russian-speaking community,” said Alexander Levin.

 

US is worth worrying too

US President Barack Obama expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. “The people of the United States are now praying for the people of Belgium,” the message said on Online White House.

From Cuba, Barack Obama called to Brussels. Photo: whitehouse.gov

Donald Trump could not comment on the news of the attacks. On your page in Twitter The billionaire has promised in principle to stop terrorism.

“This madness must stop and I will stop it,” Trump wrote.

A tv channel Fox News presidential candidate said he would like to close the borders of the United States. In his election campaign, a businessman repeatedly spoke of the dangers of radical Islam. The latest events in Brussels confirm his tough stance, says Sam Kliger, a well-known Russian-speaking sociologist and founder of the RINA Research Institute (Research Institute for New Americans).

 

“What we heard from Trump are words that many do not say out loud, but think about. Radical Islam poses a significant threat to the United States,” the sociologist added.

Sam Kliger. Photo by Pavel Terekhov

But Hillary Clinton in her speech made a call to fight, as they say, the whole world.

“These terrorists seek to undermine the democratic values ​​that are the basis of our union and our way of life. But they will never succeed. Today's attacks will only strengthen our resolve to stand together as allies and defeat terrorism," Clinton said. journalists.

Institute of Economics and Peace (The Institute for Economics and Peace) together with the University of Maryland (University of Maryland) annually publish the “Global Terrorism Index” and its accompanying Rating of the countries of the world in terms of terrorism (The Global Terrorism Index 2015). According to the organization, in 2014, the total number of deaths from terrorism increased by 80% compared with the previous year.

Over the past 15 years, less than 3% of victims of terrorism has been recorded in Western countries, scientists say. Although the sad leadership in this category in the United States. For half of all victims of terrorism in response to ISIS and Boca Haram.

After the terrorist attacks at the headquarters of the European Union, the authorities and law enforcement agencies of the United States increased security measures in major cities. For example, additional forces to maintain order are highlighted in Washington (DC), Los Angeles and New York.

The New York City Police Department said in a special statement that employees need to carefully monitor the order in the city. In addition, law enforcement officers are required to cooperate more closely with the FBI. Additional patrols can be seen throughout New York. State Governor Andrew Cuomo said the bombings in Brussels do not pose a real threat to the United States and New York. However, for security purposes, the main transit hubs are now located in the zone of special control: John F. Kennedy Airport, La Guardia Airport, Penn Station, and Grand Central Station.

According to Institute of Economics and Peace, in 2014, the global national security expenditures amounted to approximately $ 117 billion. It can be assumed that the US authorities will have to allocate additional funding to the special services for such enhanced security measures. How exactly this is going to do in Europe, the director of the International Bleyzer Foundation Oleg Ustenko.

“The budgets of the intelligence services of the EU and the West as a whole will increase sharply. In parallel with this, all the world's intelligence services will be able to “take advantage” of this new trend and “get an additional piece of the pie.” However, their effectiveness is unlikely to increase dramatically. Just as it did not increase before, when it was clear that most of the Western capitals could be under attack,” he wrote on his page in Facebook Ustenko.

In any case, US policy in the fight against radical Islam is yielding results. According to sociologist Sam Kliger, today the work of special services in America looks more efficient than in Europe.

 

“The US has taken serious measures since September 11th. Hundreds of terrorist attacks have been thwarted by American security forces. Including in New York. But this does not mean that we are insured. We are simply at a certain territorial distance from radical Islam,” Kliger emphasized.

However, the United States has not yet forgotten about the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. Let us remember that it was the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for the massacre of people.

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