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| Basayev follower busted |
| 2005-07-10 |
| Another member of Shamil Basayev's terrorist group which attacked a hospital in Budyonnovsk, Russia's Stavropol region neighboring on Chechnya, has been arrested, the press service of the North Caucasian interior department reported. The law enforcement authorities refused to reveal the detainee's name in the interests of investigation. The arrested person admitted he had joined Shamil Basayev's (a Chechen terrorist leader) group and took part in the seizure of a hospital in Budyonnovsk, which continued for nearly seven days, threatening to kill hostages, if they did not obey, the press center said. On June 14, 1995, a militant group led by Shamil Basayev entered Budyonnovsk and captured a hospital, taking hostage over 1,500 people. The raid took the lives of 129 people, injuring 415. Deputy Prosecutor General in Russia's Southern Federal District Sergei Shepel said the investigation established that Basayev's group included 195 people. Over this decade 20 terrorists were arrested and convicted, other 30 were destroyed in the course of an anti-terrorist operation and 40 men were placed on the wanted list. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Good. And if he's a duck, burn him.* *Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-07-10 06:03 |