Information Bulletin № 1286
Chechen Republic Republic of Ingushetia
Chechen Republic
Attack on checkpoint in Chervlennaya
On the night of May 13, on the outskirts of the village of Chervlennaya of Shelkovski district unknown persons moving on a vehicle of "Zhiguli" opened fire from sub-machine guns at a group of militaries, who were on duty at a check point. As a result of this bombardment one of the militaries was wounded.
The information on the incident is received from an inhabitant of Chervlennaya. The surname of the victim is being established. Assailants managed to escape. Their searches undertaken "without delay" by workers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not brought any results.
Human remains revealed near Shamil-Kotar
According to the information, received from local residents, on the previous day, in a large forest near the village of Shamil-Kotar of Vedenski district employees of power departments conducted the so-called "cleaning up operation" of the area and found a place of a burial. In a superficial hole remains of a person were found.
According to the available information, the killed person was an employee of militia. They say that he was kidnapped by a group of unknown persons (presumably militants) at night on 11 August 2005 in the village of Dishni-Vedeno. The surname of the killed person is not established yet.
Man detained in Urus-Martan district
Several days ago, at one of militia check points located in Urus-Martanovski district workers of law-enforcement structures detained a young man. According to one of the eyewitnesses, militiamen stopped a car "Volga" GAZ-31029 driven by a local resident.
Having checked the driver’s documents and looked through his vehicle, law enforcers detained the driver. The reason for such actions of law enforcers is unknown.
Republic of Ingushetia
Land mine found in Ordzhonikidzevskaya
In the afternoon on May 11, on Narodnaya-street in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya of Sunzhenski district an employee of power structures found a self-made explosive device incorporated in the immediate proximity from one of the private houses. The bomb was destroyed by military sappers arrived to the place of the incident.
Who and with what purpose has placed a self-made land mine on one of the streets of the large settlement is unknown.
Vehicle of FSB’s employee blown off in Nazran
According to one of the inhabitants of the city of Nazran, on 7 May, a car of an employee of Department of FSB in the Republic of Ingushetia was blown off. An explosive device of small capacity was placed under the bottom of the car "Zhiguli" VAZ-2107 parked on one of the streets of the city.
The car was seriously damaged by blast, however the owner of "Zhiguli" (the surname is being established) has not suffered.
Additional information
On May 10, in he village of Troitskaya of Sunzhenski district employees of power structures (both Russian and local) lead another "special operation". According to the information, received from inhabitants of the settlement, law enforcers blocked a private house on Sovetskaya street and tried to detain young men, who were inside of the house.
A firing proceeded between law enforcers and unknown persons, during which two young men in the house were killed. One more resident of Troitskaya was detained and taken away by law enforcers to unknown direction. At present, only the surname of one of the killed men is known – Movsar Oziev, the resident of Malgobekski district of Ingushetia. Surnames of the other killed man and the arrested young man are being established. (Information Release № 1285 of 12 May 2008).
As it became known today, the detainee was a 25-years resident of the village of Barsuki of Nazranovski district Timur Uzhakhov. The surname of the second killed young man is not established yet.
13 May 2008
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