Posted on 02/28/2004 12:15:22 PM PST by RussianConservative
GROZNY, February 28 (Itar-Tass) - Military scouts attacked a seven-strong militant group near the village of Borzoi, the Shatoi district on Friday. The group was secretly moving towards the forest. In a brief armed clash two extremists were destroyed. Hunting for remaining gunmen is underway.
At the scene of the clash the scouts found two assault rifles, a pistol, a grenade launcher, hand grenades, cartridges and a Kenwood walkie- talkie, a source at the headquarters of the federal forces in the region told Tass on Saturday.
Chechen police killed one more rebel in the Oktyabr district of Grozny. According to the press centre of the Russian Interior Ministry in the North Caucasus, police had carried out a detention of an armed criminal in this region. During the operation policemen stopped a car a driver of which opened fire on them. The policemen fired back and killed the attacker.
His name was Magomed Kasumov a member of bandit formation led by Yunadi Turchayev. Chechen policeman Muslim Shabazgariyev was killed in the clash.
In addition, Chechen police detained three gunmen in Grozny and the Urus-Martan district of the republic. All of them were behind staging acts of terrorism. From the gunmen detained in Grozny Zaindi Mukhtarov and Magomed Shovkhalov the policemen confiscated a landmine prepared for usage. The land mine was made of a mortar shell.
The third detainee, Anzor Umayev, was on a wanted list for detonation of a landmine in Grozny in 2003. Three local residents were injured in the bomb attack then. Investigation is underway.
What we have here -- is a failure to communicate!
sorry & no offense but couldn't help it. Funny sounding words get me every time.
[Yeah, I know - very un P.C.]
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