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Doomsday cult bunker blown up
2008-05-21 10:06:00 The bunker became home to 35 sect members, including children, who barricaded themselves in last November waiting for the end of the world. [video]
Locals in Russia?s Penza glad doomsday cult saga over
2008-05-19 14:44:00 The long-running saga made local officials aware of some of the problems facing residents and local authorities even repaired roads to allow easier access to the cave, locals said.
Last doomsday cult members leave cave in Russia after authorities find 2 ro
2008-05-16 11:40:00 The nine were the last of a group of 35 men, women and children that had dug into a hillside near the Volga region town of Penza in November and threatened to blow themselves up with gas canisters if authorities tried to remove them. [video]
All Russian doomsday sect members leave dugout
2008-05-16 09:57:00 Earlier Friday, rescuers and police completed an operation to bring to the surface the bodies of two deceased sect members. "As we pulled out the dead bodies, we suggested the others leave. They agreed," Vladimir Provotorov said. [video]
Don?t speak: doomsday cult communicates using psalms and notes
2008-05-08 18:51:00 Authorities say the only subject that cult members agree to discuss is about living conditions in the cave. They answer to all other questions by singing psalms or writing.
Russian doomsday sect members safe after ?cave-in?
2008-05-01 16:43:00 A police source later said that the 'cave-in' had in fact not put the sect members in any danger, saying that "nothing catastrophic has occurred - rescue workers are clearing the entrance of fallen clumps of earth."
Murder rumours rife at doomsday bunker
2008-04-18 01:20:00 Rumours started after most of the sect's followers left the hideout earlier this month, with one of them allegedly giving a controversial interview to the press.
Russian court deports five doomsday sect members to Belarus
2008-04-18 01:15:00 The five former cave dwellers, who emerged from their underground cave in the Penza Region, central Russia, together with other members of the Orthodox Christian sect earlier this month, have also been ordered to pay a fine, Lyudmila Levina said.
Russian doomsday sect resumes talks with authorities
2008-04-14 15:37:00 Despite one member of the sect claiming that the group is an offshoot of the Jehovah's Witnesses, the sect has generally been considered part of a wave of extreme Russian Orthodoxy in Russia and some former Soviet republics
Doomsday cult leader comes back from the dead
2008-04-12 04:54:00 The leader of the Doomsday cult, Pyotr Kuznetsov has regained consciousness a little over a week after an alleged suicide attempt.
Doomsday leader may face charges
2008-04-12 04:48:00 The leader of the Doomsday cult, Pyotr Kuznetsov, may face charges over his role in 35 cultists locking themselves underground for several months. Nine cultists remain underground and two are believed to have died. Those who?ve come out are being questioned ahead of possible charges.
Russian doomsday sect in talks with relatives and friends
2008-04-11 03:33:00 Twenty-four members of the group, which went underground in November to wait for the end of the world, which they say will come in May or June, have left the dugout in the Penza Region in the last two weeks after most of the shelter's roof caved in following heavy rain.
Russia: Two members of an apocalyptic sect probably died in cave
2008-04-09 10:10:00 A member of the cult has stated that two women died while the group was in the cave: one of cancer, the other during a fast.
Police cordon removed from around Russian sect members? homes
2008-04-07 17:26:00 A local government official says that police and emergency officials were remaining on duty outside the dugout where the remaining 11 sect members are still holed up.
Russian doomsday sect?s diehard break off negotiations
2008-04-04 16:29:00 "The eleven sect members remaining underground have proved to be the most hard-line. They have decided to halt talks for several days to think and pray," said Anton Sharonov.
Doomsday cult members silent and defiant ? again
2008-04-04 06:52:00 The Doomsday cult members locked in an underground hideaway in Russia's Penza region have vowed to stay silent and have stopped all negotiations with officials.
Russian doomsday sect leader attempts suicide
2008-04-03 13:41:00 Pyotr Kuznetsov, 43, has been admitted to a hospital near Penza, about 600 km (370 miles) southeast of Moscow, and underwent an operation on Wednesday after suffering head wounds.
Last children brought out of Russian doomsday sect shelter
2008-04-02 14:43:00 There are now 11 members of the sect left underground. All of them are adults.
Cave Collapse Sends Sign to Cult
2008-04-02 12:12:00 Two of the cells built by the cult members collapsed Tuesday, and the cave became divided into two parts. The 14 people who came out were in a different section from those who still remain, Sharonov said. [video]
More cultists quit Penza bunker
2008-04-02 12:05:00 With more sections of the bunker collapsing authorities believe the safety of those who is still in the bunker is in serious danger.
Authorities continue negotiations with Russian doomsday sect
2008-04-02 12:00:00 Rescue workers have cleaned up and reinforced the entrance to the shelter following its collapse, clearing the way for the sect members should they wish to end their underground wait for the Apocalypse. A group of rescue workers is also on duty day and night near the shelter in order to provide assistance in the case of an emergency.
More Russian cult members leave cave
2008-04-01 12:03:00 Fourteen members of a doomsday cult who had been holed up in a cave in Russia for the last few months are reported to have come out.
Doomsday monk tries to coax Russian cultists out of cave
2008-04-01 00:26:00 A Russian priest who specialises in the Apocalypse has been trying to coax members of a Doomsday cult to come out of a cave where they have spent five months waiting for the world to end.
Russian doomsday cult calls credit cards satanic
2008-03-31 23:34:00 A Russian doomsday cult sheltering in a bunker say credit cards and food packaging bar codes are satanic, the official negotiating the release of children from the group said.
Fears grow for safety of remaining Russian doomsday sect members
2008-03-31 10:55:00 A third of the dugout is thought to have already caved in. The roots of trees above the enclosure are believed to be keeping the roof from collapsing altogether. [video]
Seven of the 35 doomsday cultists agree to leave their cave
2008-03-29 07:43:00 The area of the cave is cordoned off by police. The lives of cultists remaining underground are not in danger, Melnichenko said. After several cave-ins they moved to the part of the cave where trees? roots reinforce the soil overhead.
7 members of Russian cult that feared world?s end emerge from cave
2008-03-29 03:28:00 Officials feared that melting snow could eventually lead to the collapse of the cave, but there was no immediate threat to those who remained behind.
Officials warn Russian doomsday sect cave may collapse
2008-03-28 20:48:00 The sect announced on Wednesday that they would come to the surface in late April or early May.
Russian doomsday sect promises to leave cave
2008-03-26 15:54:00 It is not clear how this promise ties in with the group's belief concerning May and the destruction of the planet.
Russian Doomsday Sect Members May Leave Cave on Orthodox Easter
2008-03-26 13:19:00 The sect members, including four children, entered the cave in November to await the end of the world.
Russian doomsday cultists fire on police
2008-03-25 14:09:00 The Kommersant newspaper quoted a policeman as saying the shots were fired after he had tried to help cave dwellers who said melt water had dislodged earth in the caves and they were afraid of being buried alive.
No plans to storm doomsday sect cave say Russian authorities
2008-03-25 13:58:00 "We are ready to do anything that is required to help these people, but we are not going to provoke them into any kind of life-threatening action," the source said.
Leader of Russian doomsday sect charged with inciting hatred
2008-03-24 17:30:00 Pyotr Kuznetsov was earlier charged with "the creation of an organization infringing upon citizens' rights."
Doomsday cult leader faces criminal charges
2008-03-24 11:47:00 Around thirty of his followers have barricated themselves in an underground bunker where they are awaiting the end of the world (scheduled for this May, according to them).
Russian doomsday sect cave saved from flooding
2008-03-20 14:58:00 Emergency service workers in central Russia have carried out an operation to prevent thaw waters reaching a cave where 35 members of a doomsday sect have been holed up for almost five months.
End of world cancelled ? due to lack of interest
2008-03-19 10:09:00 Some of the doomsday cult members who barricaded themselves in a bunker in Russia?s Penza region last November are believed to have left the hideout where they've been awaiting the end of the world.
Doomsday sect cave safe from danger of flooding - for now
2008-03-07 13:21:00 The sect went underground in the central Russian Penza Region order to save themselves during the time of the apocalypse, which they say will come in May this year.
Russian doomsday cave cult could be gassed or poisoned, paper says
2008-02-29 05:52:00 Russian doomsday sect members, who have been barricaded in a cave in the country's central Penza Region since the fall, could die from infection and poisonous fumes, the Tvoi Den tabloid paper said. [video]
Investigators deny report of Russian doomsday sect member deaths
2008-01-31 23:17:00 Members of the sect, believed to number 35 people including 4 children, went underground in November 2007 in order to "save themselves during the time of the apocalypse," which they say will come in May 2008.
Doomsday cult leader beaten up
2008-01-30 12:45:00 Kuznetsov, who declared himself a prophet and established a cult of Orthodox believers, is held responsible for persuading its members to barricade themselves in a cave in the Penza Region.
Russian doomsday sect ignores bitter cold, stays put
2008-01-09 18:43:00 The sect went underground in November 2007 in order to "save themselves during the time of the apocalypse," which they say will come in May 2008.
Christmas cheer fails to move Doomsday cult
2008-01-08 16:38:00 As Christmas celebrations continue across Russia, 35 members of a doomsday cult remain holed up in a bunker in the Penza region. They're waiting for the end of the world.
Investigators say 35 Russian sect members holed up in cave
2007-12-19 15:29:00 Orlova denied early media reports that police and special forces were preparing to storm the cave.
Russian special forces plan to storm doomsday sect cave
2007-12-11 16:09:00 Special forces in Russia's Penza Region have worked out a plan to forcibly remove a group of doomsday cult members from a cave where they have been holed up for over a month, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
Inside the mind of a doomsday cultist
2007-12-10 11:24:00 More than a month ago about 30 members of a doomsday cult barricaded themselves into an underground tunnel in Russia’s Penza region. They’re waiting for the end of the world. They refuse ID numbers of any kind, saying they conceal satanic meanings. RT takes a look at the cult’s beliefs. Surviving separation Earlier this month some of ...
Baffled dad wants talk with doomsday daughter
2007-12-08 14:57:00 A month has passed since a group of doomsday cult members cut themselves off from the outside world in southern Russia. Authorities have scaled down efforts to coax them out. With officials refusing to discuss future tactics, relatives now want their say.
Belarusians Who Waited for Doomsday in Penza Region Deported Home
2007-12-06 05:53:00 Meanwhile, sect leader Pyotr Kuznetsov held talks with other members of the sect on Wednesday, including children, who were still waiting for the end of the world in a cave in the Penza region.
Millionaire Sterligov Attempts To Talk With Sect
2007-11-27 14:30:00 Sterligov, who once had a thriving coffin business, now lives as a peasant farmer after reportedly finding religion.
Russian sect leader refuses to help bring children out of cave
2007-11-26 18:38:00 The group has now been underground for around two weeks, and has refused all attempts to persuade them to come to the surface.
Orthodox Church warns against force in doomsday cult standoff
2007-11-24 06:14:00 Alexander Dvorkin, a Russian expert on religions and sects, earlier said that totalitarian sects were common in Russia, and that "control over their members is absolute, and anything that comes into the heads of their leaders has a direct impact on the entire group". |
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