in , ▁a ▁native ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Kar am ak hi , ▁had ▁created ▁this ▁army ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁assault ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁troops ▁on ▁his ▁birth place . ▁ ▁An onymous ▁phone ▁call ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁an ▁anonymous ▁person ▁speaking ▁with ▁a ▁C au cas ian ▁acc ent ▁called ▁the ▁Inter f ax ▁news ▁ag ency , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁bl asts ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁Bu yn ak sk ▁were ▁" our ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁villages ▁in ▁Che ch ny a ▁and ▁D ag est an ." ▁ ▁Second ▁phone ▁call ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁man , ▁again ▁speaking ▁with ▁a ▁C au cas ian ▁acc ent , ▁called ▁the ▁IT AR - TA SS ▁news ▁ag ency , ▁claim ing ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁army ▁of ▁D ag est an . ▁He ▁said , ▁that ▁the ▁explos ions ▁in ▁Bu yn ak sk ▁and ▁Moscow ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁his ▁organization . ▁According ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁attacks ▁were ▁a ▁ret ali ation ▁to ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁Muslim ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁during ▁Russian ▁air ▁ra ids ▁in ▁D ag est an . ▁" We ▁will ▁answer ▁death ▁with ▁death ," ▁the ▁caller ▁said . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Official s ▁ ▁Russian ▁officials ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry ▁and ▁F SB ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁expressed ▁ske ptic