Iako poriču sve veze s mrežom al-Kaide, mnoga od lica uhapšenih za bombaške napade iz 2003. priznala su da su bila u kampovima za obuku militantnih islamista u Čečeniji i Afganistanu.
While denying any direct links with the al-Qaeda network, many of those arrested for the 2003 bombings have admitted they had attended militant Islamist training camps in Chechnya and Afghanistan.