Historically - the Russian Orthodox - Islam and the Russian (nee Soviet nee Russian) - Chechen-Ingushetian issues have been on-going for centuries, and this heinous act is -
symbolically - not just a
simple terrorist act to any of the groups involved (Russians, Russian Orthodox Church, Muslims, Chechens, Ingush, and terrorists who committed the murder).
And so it goes...still...
Richard's $.02