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| Russians Kill Man Linked To Rabbi's Shooting |
| 2013-09-30 |
| [Jpost] Russian security forces killed five suspected gunnies during a shoot-out on Friday in the city of Derbent in the North Caucasus province of Dagestan ...a formerly inoffensive Caucasus republiccurrently bedevilled by low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions and terrorism, primarily due to its proximity to Chechnya. There are several dozen ethnic groups, most of which speak either Caucasian, Turkic, or Iranian languages. Largest among these ethnic groups are the Avar, Dargin, Kumyk, Lezgin, and Laks. While Russers form less than five percent of the population, Russian remains the primary official language and the lingua franca... One of those killed was tentatively identified as Sherif Akhmedov, a suspected leader of an gang in the Derbent area who has been wanted since 2011 for involvement in bombings and attacks on law enforcement officers. RIA Novosti, the Russian News & Information Agency, quoted security officials as saying that they believe Akhmedov to have been "directly involved" in the July shooting of local Rabbi Ovadia Isakov. The rabbi was maimed in the lung, shot from behind by an unidentified assailant not far from his home, and was subsequently airlifted to Israel for medical care. The mostly Mohammedan Dagestan is plagued by bombings and shootings that mainly target police, state officials and moderate holy mans. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 How things change. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-09-30 02:51 |