 A high-class explosives expert who could be involved in planning possible terrorist attacks during parliamentary elections in Chechnya November 27 was detained in the North Caucasian republic, the Russian Interior Ministry said Monday. "Aslambek Chemtiyev was detained in an apartment in the Leninsky district of [the Chechen capital of] Grozny during a special operation Sunday," a ministry spokesman said. "The detainee is a high-class explosives expert." He was reportedly trained by warlord Khattab, the spokesman said. |