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| Dagestani identified in Ingush mosque attack |
| 2016-03-14 |
| [Prensa Latina] The National Investigative Committee identified an individual from Dagestan as the being behind an explosion near a mosque in the capital of the Republic of Ingushetia. According to various sources, a car exploded near the Nazir-Kortskoj mosque in Nazran. The bomb left five injured, one of them was the imam. According to the Investigative Committee, the car belonged to a Dagestani man, who resides in Stavropol. The incident took place on Friday after the traditional Muslim prayers and two days after an attack against journalists and human rights activists. After the violent incidents, the president of Ingushetia called an extraordinary meeting of the operational headquarters and Security Council of the Republic. The head of the Ingush parliament, Mujarbek Dekazhev, believes that the two incidents are related, referring to a plan of destabilization by terrorist groups. |
| Posted by:ryuge |