Laura Mansfield points out that the Islamic child murderers in Beslan closely followed the instructions laid out in Abdel Aziz Al Moqrin’s article for issue #10 of Al Battar, the online Al Qaeda terrorist training manual: Chechen terrorists follow al-Qaida manual.

We noted the existence of this “Kidnapping for Dummies” guide back in May. Here’s the complete article, containing the excerpts quoted by Mansfield, at the SITE Institute: Kidnapping the Focus of Al Battar Isue #10.

How to deal with hostages in both kidnapping types:
• You must check the hostages and take possession of any weapon or listening device.
• Separate the young people from the old, the women and the children. The young people have more strength, hence their ability to resist is high. The security forces must be killed instantly. This prevents others from showing resistance.
• Dealing with the hostages within the lawful control.
• Do not approach the hostages. In case you must, you need to have protection, and keep a minimum distance of one and a half meters from them.
• Speak in a language or dialect other than your own, in order to prevent revealing your identity.
• Cover the hostage’s eyes so that he cannot identify you or any other brothers.
• Wire the perimeter of the hostage location to deny access to the enemy.

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