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| 3 Nalchik attackers killed Kabardino-Balkaria |
| 2006-01-07 |
| Three participants in the October 13 attack on Nalchik have been destroyed in the village of Anzorei of Kabardino-Balkaria during a special operation of the Interior Ministry and the Federal Security Service of the republic. One of the killed gunmen, who was on the federal wanted list, was a local resident and two others - - foreigners. According to the available information, the gunmen were the organizers of the attack on Nalchik and accomplices of Shamil Basayev. All of them carried suicide belts. Two sub-machine-guns, four pistols, 15 grenades and over 1,000 cartridges were seized, head of the press service of the Interior Ministry of Kabardino-Balkaria Marina Kyasova told Itar-Tass on Friday. âThe gunmen were blocked in the morning in a private house where they were hiding. After the gunmen were offered to surrender they opened fierce fire and were killed in return fire, the owner of the house who was taken hostage was freed,â Kyasova said. The Russian Prosecutor Generalâs Office is investigating the terrorist attack. Some 60 participants in the armed attack on 18 power-wielding agenciesâ facilities in Nalchik have been detained, some 20 have been placed on the wanted list and 93 gunmen destroyed. According to information provided by the Prosecutor Generalâs Office, some 200 people participated in the attack on Nalchik. A total of 35 officers of power-wielding agencies and 12 civilians were killed during the attack. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |