MOSCOW - A self-proclaimed prophet had a vision from God: He would build an Islamic caliphate under the earth. The digging began about a decade ago, and 70 followers moved into an eight-level subterranean honeycomb of cramped cells with no light, heat or ventilation. Children were born. They, too, lived in the cold underground cells for many years -- until authorities raided the compound last week and freed 27 sons and daughters of the sect. Ages 1 to 17, the children rarely saw the light of day and had...
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