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Feb 07 2012, 21:00

Supreme Court of Ingushetia sentences Khamkhoev - figurant in "Domodedovo" terror act case - to 9 years in colony

A resident of Ingushetia, a 19-year-old Bashir Khamkhoev, who is a figurant in the criminal case of the terror act committed at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, was sentenced to nine years in prison for a number of crimes committed in the territory of his republic. The defendant refused to plead guilty, while his advocate reports that his client was pressed on by investigators.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia, Ingushetia > Conflicts, Crime, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Society

Feb 06 2012, 21:00; CK correspondents

Chechen MIA: failed suicide bomber, detained in Grozny, convoyed to Moscow

On February 5, a 19-year-old resident of the city of Moscow, who was detained in Grozny on suspicion of intent to establish contacts with militants and commit a suicide bombing, was brought to Moscow. Local human right defenders treated with distrust the report of the Chechen law enforcement agencies on detention of the suspected woman-terrorist, announced after the message of Dokku Umarov, the leader of North-Caucasian militants, about stopping terrorist attacks against the civilian population.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya, North Caucasus > Society, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Crime, Conflicts

Feb 04 2012, 14:00

Woman from Moscow detained in Chechnya on suspicion of preparing terror act

As reported by a source from law enforcement bodies of Chechnya, the police have detained in Grozny a 20-year-old Muscovite, who, according to her story, had planned to get trained as a suicide bomber and subsequently commit a terror act in Moscow.

Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District > Society, Crime, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus

Feb 02 2012, 21:00; CK correspondent

Dagestan: child injured by terror act dies in Makhachkala

Today, the 8-year-old Haji Nasrutdinov, who was wounded in a bomb blast in the capital of Dagestan on January 28, has died in the Republic's Clinical Hospital in Makhachkala died.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Dagestan > Conflicts, Crime, Society, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus

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Jan 25 2012, 20:00

"Domodedovo" airport is functioning in a normal mode

"Domodedovo" international airport of Moscow where yesterday evening an information of possible presence of explosive devices was verified is currently functioning in a normal mode.

Russia > Crime, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus

Jan 24 2012, 22:40

Moscow honours memory of victims of terror act in "Domodedovo" Airport

Today, on the day of the anniversary of the terror act in the Moscow international "Domodedovo" Airport, relatives of victims gathered at the place of tragedy to honour their memory. The terror act took 38 human lives.

Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Ingushetia, North Caucasus > Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Crime, Conflicts

Jan 20 2012, 22:10; CK correspondent

Lawyer: Khashagulgov was tortured to knock out confessions

Issa Khashagulgov, a resident of Karabulak, accused of organizing a terror acts at the Central Marketplace in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, was tortured by unidentified persons, who demanded that he gave evidences as wanted by the investigation, said Issa's advocate Batyrbek Akhilgov.

North Osetia - Alania, North-Caucasian Federal District, Ingushetia > Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Human rights, Incidents, Crime

Jan 19 2012, 20:00

Natives of Stavropol region and Uzbekistan detained for untrue statement of preparation of terror in "Domodedovo"

According to more precise data, a native of Stavropol region and a citizen of Uzbekistan were detained on January, 18, near "Domodedovo" airport of Moscow after one of them declared that he was going to commit an explosion. This was reported by Press service of Chief Transport Directorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Central Federal Okrug.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Stavropol region, Russia, Kabardino-Balkaria > Crime, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Society, Incidents

Jan 09 2012, 20:00

In 2011, 15 suicide bombings in Moscow and Northern Caucasus claimed 64 lives

As a result of 15 suicide bombings committed in 2011 in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and Moscow, 64 persons were killed, and at least 224 others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on the information of its own correspondents and other open sources.

Karachaevo-Cherkesia, Russia, Chechnya, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Osetia - Alania, Ingushetia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Dagestan > Conflicts, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Crime

Dec 13 2011, 21:10; CK correspondent

Suspects of blowing up "Neva-Express" train refuse to plead guilty at questioning in court

The Tver Regional Court, where the trial on blowing up the "Neva-Express" train in 2009 continues, has finished questioning all the ten defendants - natives of the village of Ekazhevo in the Republic of Ingushetia. None of them pled guilty.

Ingushetia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia > Society, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Crime

Dec 13 2011, 20:20; CK correspondent

Defendant on the case of blasting "Neva-Express" needs an urgent operation, his attorney reports

During a trial in the district court of Tver on December, 12, witnesses on the case were interrogated. Besides, attorney Musa Pliev reported that defendant Tatarkhan Kartoev needed urgent hospitalization.

Ingushetia, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District > Crime, Human rights, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus

Nov 18 2011, 23:00

Police found no bomb in "Neva-Express" train

The express train St Petersburg-Moscow, named "Neva-Express", which was twice - in 2007 and 2009 - attacked by terrorists, has set off with an hourly delay because of a false report of a bomb threat.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia, North Caucasus > Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Crime, Incidents

Nov 17 2011, 19:00

Nurgaliev: over 50 acts of terror successfully prevented in NCFO since the beginning of the year

Law enforcement bodies have successfully prevented over 50 acts of terror in Northern Caucasus during the ten months of the current year, however, operative situation in the region remains tense, Head of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Russian Federation Rashid Nurgaliev reported.

North-Caucasian Federal District, North Caucasus > Society, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Crime

Nov 16 2011, 22:20

Dagestani residents commemorate victims of 1996 terror act in Kaspiisk

The city of Kaspiisk in Dagestan hosted mourning events to mark the 15th anniversary of the terror act, which killed 68 persons.

Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District > Society, Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Crime

Nov 15 2011, 23:40; CK correspondent

Trial on explosion of "Neva-Express" train is accelerated, lawyer Pliev asserts

The Tver Regional Court continues process on the case of explosion at the "Neva-Express" train in 2009, in which 10 natives of Ingushetia are the figurants. The trial has already questioned defence witnesses, presented evidence; the defendants' interrogation was appointed for November 21. According to Musa Pliev, the lawyer of two defendants, the trial is being accelerated, and the prosecution has failed to answer key questions, including the question of motive.

Ingushetia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia > Terror acts in Moscow and Caucasus, Human rights, Crime, Society

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