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Supreme Court of Ingushetia sentences Khamkhoev - figurant in "Domodedovo" terror act case - to 9 years in colony
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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
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Chechen MIA: failed suicide bomber, detained in Grozny, convoyed to Moscow
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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
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Woman from Moscow detained in Chechnya on suspicion of preparing terror act
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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
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Dagestan: child injured by terror act dies in Makhachkala
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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
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"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. |
Moscow honours memory of victims of terror act in "Domodedovo" Airport
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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
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Lawyer: Khashagulgov was tortured to knock out confessions
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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
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Natives of Stavropol region and Uzbekistan detained for untrue statement of preparation of terror in "Domodedovo"
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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
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In 2011, 15 suicide bombings in Moscow and Northern Caucasus claimed 64 lives
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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
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Suspects of blowing up "Neva-Express" train refuse to plead guilty at questioning in court
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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
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Defendant on the case of blasting "Neva-Express" needs an urgent operation, his attorney reports
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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
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Police found no bomb in "Neva-Express" train
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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
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Nurgaliev: over 50 acts of terror successfully prevented in NCFO since the beginning of the year
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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
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Dagestani residents commemorate victims of 1996 terror act in Kaspiisk
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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
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Trial on explosion of "Neva-Express" train is accelerated, lawyer Pliev asserts
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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
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North Caucasus - statistics of victims
- In 2011, armed conflict in Northern Caucasus killed and wounded 1378 people
- In 2011, 64 persons were killed and at least 224 others wounded in suicide bombings in Northern Caucasus and Moscow
- In 2011, in Chechnya, 201 persons fell victim to armed conflict
- Dagestan: 824 persons lost or wounded in 2011 in armed conflict
- Kabardino-Balkaria: 173 victims of armed conflict in 2011
- North Ossetia: in 2011, 14 persons fell victim to armed conflict
- Karachay-Cherkessia: 34 victims of armed conflict in 2011
