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Monday April 28, 2008

Doomsday sect members to remain holed up

Members of a doomsday sect living in a cave since November in expectation of the end of the world are unlikely to emerge on Orthodox Easter, a regional official said according to news agency Interfax.

Friday April 18, 2008

Murder rumours rife at doomsday bunker

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.

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Russian court deports five doomsday sect members to Belarus

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.

Monday April 14, 2008

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Russian doomsday sect resumes talks with authorities

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

Saturday April 12, 2008

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Doomsday cult leader comes back from the dead

The leader of the Doomsday cult, Pyotr Kuznetsov has regained consciousness a little over a week after an alleged suicide attempt.

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Doomsday leader may face charges

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.

Friday April 11, 2008

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Russian doomsday sect in talks with relatives and friends

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.

Wednesday April 9, 2008

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Russia: Two members of an apocalyptic sect probably died in cave

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.

Monday April 7, 2008

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Police cordon removed from around Russian sect members’ homes

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.

Friday April 4, 2008

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Russian doomsday sect’s diehard break off negotiations

“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.

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Doomsday cult members silent and defiant – again

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.

Thursday April 3, 2008

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Russian doomsday sect leader attempts suicide

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.

Wednesday April 2, 2008

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Last children brought out of Russian doomsday sect shelter

There are now 11 members of the sect left underground. All of them are adults.

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Cave Collapse Sends Sign to Cult

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]

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More cultists quit Penza bunker

With more sections of the bunker collapsing authorities believe the safety of those who is still in the bunker is in serious danger.

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