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Most Russians feel Al-Qaeda is Russia's enemy

MOSCOW. Oct 24 (Interfax) - Seventy-seven percent of Russian citizens consider the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda to be Russia's enemy, while 7% disagree with this statement, the Public Opinion Foundation reported following a poll held on October 16.

Seventy-seven percent of the 1,500 respondents said Al-Qaeda is involved in organizing and carrying out terrorist attacks in Russia, and only 4% disagreed with this theory.

Seventy-four percent of those surveyed said they have no doubts that Chechen terrorists are connected with Al-Qaeda. Four percent disagreed with this opinion.