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Basayev arms cache found in Ingushetia
Police and security officials found a big arms depot in Ingushetia, Russia's internal republic close to Chechnya. Spokesman of the North Caucasus Counterterrorist Center, Ilya Shabalkin, quoted by Russian Information Agency Novosti said the depot belonged to the gunmen led by Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev. There were over 53,000 shells, 240 grenade launcher rounds, machine guns, assault rifles, 100 kilos of explosives and 30 panels for self-made explosive devices, in the depot. Shabalkin quoted by the agency said Basayev planned to arm several detachments and wage war in Ingushetia.
Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-11-12 |
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