 An Arab mercenary fighter has been killed in Chechnya, Bekmerd Ibragimov, a company commander from the Chechen presidential security service, told Interfax by telephone on Saturday. "A guerilla was killed in an operation in the Vedeno district after putting up armed resistance. He has been identified. This is an Arab mercenary, who had fought together with illegal armed groups in Chechnya for a long time," Ibragimov said. Three brothers of this man, who were also members of illegal armed units in Chechnya, had been killed at different times earlier, he said. Three guerillas were also detained in the operation, he said. "They are all local residents. We had pursued them for a long time, as they are responsible for grave crimes," Ibragimov said. |