RUSSIA – A nanny in Russia accused of murdering and then decapitating a little girl in her care has said that “Allah ordered” her to carry out the act. Gulchekhra Bobokulova, a 38-year-old mother of three, spoke to reporters on her way into a Moscow court. Bobokulova, a Muslim and a citizen of Uzbekistan, also replied “yes” when asked if she accepted her guilt.

CCTV appeared to show her, dressed in a hijab, walking near a metro station with a head in her hands. Russian media reported that she pulled the head out of a bag and began screaming that she would blow herself up after a police officer asked to see her identity documents. Amateur video posted online showed a black-clad woman shouting “I am a terrorist. I am your death”. Investigators told the Presnensky district court they had not found anyone else involved in the case. But prosecutors also said they believed that Bobokulova had been “incited” to commit the crime.(BBC)…[+]