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| Russia Says Foiled 'Terror' Attack in North Caucasus |
| 2021-03-12 |
| [ENGLISH.AAWSAT] Russia said Thursday it had killed a suspected bad boy planning a terror attack in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan ...a formerly inoffensive Caucasus republiccurrently bedevilled by low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions and terrorism, primarily due to its proximity to Chechnya. There are several dozen ethnic groups, most of which speak either Caucasian, Turkic, or Iranian languages. Largest among these ethnic groups are the Avar, Dargin, Kumyk, Lezgin, and Laks. While Russers form less than five percent of the population, Russian remains the primary official language and the lingua franca... The National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK) in a statement announced that an operation to "prevent the preparation of a terrorist attack" was carried out Thursday. "A bandit who put up armed resistance was neutralized," it said, adding that arms, ammunition and a suicide belt were discovered on the scene. NAK said no civilians or law enforcement were maimed during the operation. Video released by NAK showed cordoned-off streets and several Federal Security Service ... the successor to the KGB... (FSB) officers in full camouflage slowly approaching a low-rise brick building, AFP reported. The announcement comes less than a month after Russia said its security forces swept up 19 suspected Lions of Islam during coordinated raids across the North Caucasus and annexed Crimea. The FSB said later that month it foiled an attack planned by a Dagestan cell loyal to ISIS. |
| Posted by:Fred |