 A terrorist was eliminated at the side of a road in the Shalinski district of Chechnya while setting up an explosive device, reported officials from the Regional Operational Headquarters (ROSh) of the counter-terrorist operation in the northern Caucasus on Tuesday. According to the data provided by the ROSh, a terrorist was spotted setting up a self-made explosive device near the village of Avtura. When operatives attempted to apprehend the terrorist, he started shooting and was killed by the return fire. Operatives discovered and seized 14 kilograms of TNT, fuses and a Kalashnikov assault rifle at the site. "The terrorist did not carry any ID papers with him," the ROSh statement says. "The operative group continues attempts to identify the eliminated terrorist," the document indicates. |