A notorious Russian terrorist may try to stage attacks during the Sochi Winter Olympics that begin in Russia in less than two months, de-classified Canadian intelligence documents are warning.
A confidential intelligence report obtained by the National Post says Doku Umarov is a “fervent Islamist” who subscribes to al-Qaeda doctrine that legitimizes the killing of Western civilians.
The Chechen warlord leads Imirat Kavkaz (IK), an armed Islamist group fighting to impose Islamic rule in Russia’s North Caucuses, the mountainous region that borders Sochi.
Umarov has called for attacks on what he calls the “satanic games,” says a second report. Both Threat Assessments were circulated within government earlier this year by the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre.
Copies of the documents, titled “Potential Terrorist Threats to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games,” and “Imirat Kavkaz Calls for Attacks to Stop 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics,” were released under the Access to Information Act, Nationalpost informs.
