Information Bulletin № 1311
Chechen Republic Republic of Ingushetia
Chechen Republic
Fighting in Bamut village
According to the information received from an inhabitant of the village of Bamut, in the evening on 16 June, a clash occurred in this settlement, during which a local inhabitant was wounded. According to the source, about 17.30 pm in the area of Sheripov-street, near the house no. 15, three men in military uniform fired from a grenade cup discharge and sub-machine at an armored car and "Ural" with Russian militaries. There is information that a caterpillar-armored car (most likely, armored personnel carrier) has lighted up, but the team managed to escape.
After short firing assailants managed to escape to unknown direction. The armored car was completely burned down.
The information on victims among militaries is not available. A woman, who lived in the house near the place of the incident, received a fragmental wound.
Woman detained in Grozny
On the previous day, in Zavodskoi district of the city of Grozny employees of law enforcement bodies detained a woman. According to one of the eyewitnesses of the incident, militiamen checked her documents, as well as contents of her bag and then took her away.
The reason for her detention is unknown. At present the only available information is that the arrested person was an inhabitant of the village of Mekenskaya of Naurski district.
Additional information
On the night of June 13, a group of armed persons in camouflage uniform and masks arrived to the village of Benoi-Yurt of Nozhai-Yurtovski district. They exposed check posts at the entrances to the village and during several hours have been controlling the village.
According to some information, there were about 60 fighters. They were armed with automatic weapons and grenade cup discharges. On the outskirts of the village they shot out a car of "Niva", the driver of which did not follow their requirement to stop. The father and two sons of Yasaevs, who were in a car, were killed.
Militants burnt five houses in the village (the house of the head of the rural administration and four houses, where families of militiamen), and two cars. Besides, they grasped one of the local residents, who was later released. As one of the local residents has informed, insurgents left village approximately at 2 o'clock in the morning. However, divisions of militia and militaries arrived to Benoi-Vedeno only in the morning. The circumstances of the incident in the settlement are being established. (Information Release № 1310 of 16 June 2008).
As it became known today from an inhabitant of Benoi-Vedeno, as a result of the attack on the vehicle Khabib, Abdul-Malik and Aslan Yasaevs have been killed.
Republic of Dagestan
48-years man killed in land explosion in Makhachkala
In the morning on 13 June, in Makhachkala, there was a powerful explosion on the avenue of Druzhba, which is in immediate proximity from the building of the city administration. This information was obtained from one of the eyewitnesses of the incident.
The land mine, which was placed near one of the avenues, was put into action at the moment, when several people making morning jogging, appeared there. As a result of the explosion, a 48-years Zaur Abdullaev received a heavy fragmental wound and died on the way to the hospital.
Republic of Ingushetia
Attack on militiamen in Plievo
About 20 pm on 16 June, in the area of the village of Plievo of Nazranovski district unknown persons, moving on a vehicle "Zhiguli" of the 7-th model, opened fire from sub-machine guns at a car of VAZ-21112, in which there was an employee of Ingush militia Azhigov and his relative Pugoev. This information was received from inhabitants of Nazran.
As a result of bombardment, both persons in the car received heavy wounds and were hospitalized. The condition of Pugoev, who wounded to the belly, is estimated as heavy.
Attackers managed to escape. Their searches undertaken by workers of law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia have not given any results.
Shopping center blown off in Nazran
On 13 June, on Mutalieva-street in Nazran, in the building, where were two shops (alcohol and grocery), a powerful explosion has occurred. According to eyewitnesses, explosion was so powerful that the splinters damaged vehicles, which were parked in several hundreds of meters from the place of explosion.
According to the available information, as a result of explosion two persons died and six people received wounds (surnames are being established). Three of them are in critical condition.
According to one source, the reason of the explosion in the building was outflow of gas. On the other source - there was an explosive device explosion. The circumstances of the incident are being established.
17 June 2008
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