Pavel Pavlovich Kosolapov (russian: Павел Павлович Косолапов; born February 27 1980, in
Serafimovichsky District,
Volgograd Oblast
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, Russia) is an ethnic Russian who is alleged to be an
islamic terrorist and sometimes referenced as "Russian
Bin Laden
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".
According to Russian intelligence services, he was the lead organizer of the
February 2004 Moscow Metro bombing,
2007 Nevsky Express bombing and many smaller terrorist acts in
Samara,
Voronesh and
Moscow Oblast.
According to some versions he is also responsible for the
2009 Nevsky Express bombing.
References
1980 births
Living people
People from Serafimovichsky District
Converts to Islam
Russian Islamists
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