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2011-02-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Southern Russian city of Nalchik is under attack

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-02-25 14:24|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

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The capital of Kabardino-Balkaria on Friday, February 25, was attacked by several militant groups. As informs RIA Novosti news agency quoted a source in law enforcement, about 20:10 was shelled the building of the republican FSB, located in the center of Nalchik.

According to sources, the building fired four rocket-propelled grenade. Moreover, as the representative told the Republican control IC RF, was damaged by a car.

Around the same time, militants fired two posts STSI: Post Shalushka "at the entrance to the city and Khasanya, located at the exit from the same village. On one of them is fighting.

Interfax reports that the shelling "Shalushki" injured employee DPS.
On the other potential victims are no data.

Source RIA Novosti noted that "several small groups of militants moving the machines." He also said that in Nalchik in the near future will come additional units of interior troops of the Russian Federation. According to him, the city "can be declared a zone of counter-terrorist operation."

In addition, it is reported that on the territory of one of the departmental health centers Nalchik explosion occurred. Source ITAR-TASS news agency in the law enforcement structures SKFO told that we are talking about the sanatorium FSB Leningrad.

Interfax, in turn, reports that the building was abandoned some explosive device - possibly a homemade grenade. Its power has not yet been established.

According to preliminary data, none of the staff and residents resort has not suffered.

KBR President Arsen Kanokov called what happened in Nalchik attempt to "destabilize the situation in the republic." He confirmed that as a result of militant attacks has suffered a law enforcement officer, and said that in the city, "declared the plan" interception. "There is an active search for criminals."

In February 2011 on the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria have been several high-profile attacks: gunmen shot and killed three tourists, and then was blown up by chairlift on Mount Elbrus, and near a hotel in the ski village found a car bomb.
Major attack on Nalchik militants took place in October 2005. Тогда около 200 вооруженных бандитов попытались захватить ряд важных объектов, включая здание УФСБ, антитеррористического центра МВД РФ, несколько отделов милиции и аэропорт. Then, about 200 armed bandits tried to seize a number of important sites, including the building of the FSB, the Interior Ministry anti-terrorist center, several police departments and the airport.

В результате нападения были убиты 35 сотрудников правоохранительных органов и 12 мирных жителей, более 100 человек получили ранения. The attack killed 35 law enforcement officers and 12 civilians, more than 100 people were injured.

Также были убиты 95 нападавших. Were also killed 95 attackers. В настоящее время продолжается суд на предполагаемыми участниками нападения, которых удалось задержать. There is an ongoing lawsuit against the alleged attackers, who were detained. Всего на скамье подсудимых оказались 59 человек. Total in the dock were 59 people.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-02-25 14:40|| 2011-02-25 14:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Surely, Russians haven't been brutal enough. All that's needed are ARCLIGHT strikes or concentration camps and surely Chechnyans will see the light. After all, fifteen years of repression has worked SO well.

Posted by gromky 2011-02-25 14:59|| 2011-02-25 14:59|| Front Page Top

#3 For 'Russian city' read city colonised by the Russian Tsars. The people of KBR are not Russians and did not ask to be a part of Russia, much like the Ukranians or the Latvians.

Posted by Gaz 2011-02-25 19:42|| 2011-02-25 19:42|| Front Page Top

#4 See also NEWS KERALA > FEAR OF CHINA + ISLAMIST INSURGENTS FUELS RUSSIA'S $400.0BILYUHN POUND REARMAMENT.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-02-25 22:50|| 2011-02-25 22:50|| Front Page Top

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