GROZNY, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - Today's blast in the center of Chechen capital Grozny and recent attacks in the republic are links in a terrorist chain acting across the globe, Chechen President Alu Alkhanov said Monday.
"Even the leading world powers have not found a way of preventing such attacks," Alkhanov said. He added that the terrorists who perpetrated the blast and attacks in Chechen settlements aim to destabilize the situation in the North Caucuses republic, and to terrify people and cause panic.
However, the situation in Chechnya is calm and under control, the president said.
1-3 people were reported killed and 9-11 wounded in the Monday blast in Grozny.
