This excerpt from Paul J. Murphy's book details the 1999 apartment bombings across Moscow, Volgodonsk, and Buynaksk, identifying them as part of a terror campaign linked to the conflict in Dagestan. It provides a precise timeline of the bombings, including the Guryanova Street explosion on September 8, the Kashirskoye Highway blast on September 13, and the Volgodonsk truck bombing on September 16, explicitly mentioning the use of hexogen explosives. The text outlines the official Russian narrative, which alleges that Khattab paid Achimez Gochiyayev to orchestrate the attacks with help from Yusuf Krymshamkhalov and Adam Dekkushev. It also presents counter-narratives, including Boris Berezovsky's claim of FSB involvement to aid Vladimir Putin's election and an alternative theory suggesting GRU cooperation with Shamil Basayev. The document concludes by noting Putin's 1999 declaration of war on international terrorism, which served as the pretext for the invasion of Chechnya.