Information Bulletin № 1261

 Chechen Republic                                              Republic of Ingushetia

Chechen Republic

Militiaman wounded in Kirova settlement

            At night on 8 April in the settlement of Kirova of Grozny’s Zavodskoi district a group of unknown persons opened fire at a building on Uchenicheskaya street, where the local police department has been located. This information was obtained from residents of this settlement.

            As a result of the attack, a police officer has received a wound and was hospitalized. His name is being established. 

The assailants managed to escape to unknown direction. Their searches undertaken by employees of militia haven’t brought any results.

Two men detained in Sary-Su

            Few days ago in the village of Sary-Su of Shelkovski district employees of law enforcement structures detained two residents of this settlement. The information on it is received from villagers of the detainee.

            There is information that law enforcers accused detainees of aiding and abetting militants.

Republic of Ingushetia

Vehicle blown off in Malgobek

            According to the information, received from local residents, on 7 April in the area of Shkolnaya street, at the parking place, a vehicle has blown off. According to the available information, the vehicle belonged to an employee of the republican MoI. 

According to eyewitnesses, the militiaman has survived. Few minutes before the explosion he went up to his apartment. It is unknown who and why has accomplished this terrorist act against an employee of law enforcement structures.

MOI of Ingushetia strengthened security measures

            Employees of law enforcement structures has strengthened their security measures. This information was obtained from a resident of the republic. This measure will last for several days, says the source.

            According to some information, these measure are undertaken due to the information that allegedly terrorist acts are being prepared against employees of the republican MoI. 

Local resident injured in Nesterovskaya due to the fault of militaries

            According to one of the residents of the village of Nesterovskaya of Sunzhenski district of Ingushetia, on the previous day in Nesterovskaya, at the cross-road of Mira and pervomaiskaya streets, an armored personnel carrier with Russian militaries hit a vehicle of “Moskvich”. As a result, the driver of the car Yevloyev was wounded and hospitalized.    

            According to an eyewitness of the incident, militaries tried to escape from the place of the incident, but were blocked by local residents, who did not let them go until arrival of local force structures.

8 April 2008

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