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| Details of the case of residents of Kaspiysk suspected of preparing a terrorist attack |
| 2024-08-13 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Residents of Kaspiysk Muhammad Ramazanov and Gusein Abdullaev were supporters of a terrorist organization, they decided to fight against the "infidels" and the security forces. Together with Rashid Karibov, they planned to carry out an explosion in the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God or in a place where police were concentrated, but were detained, the investigation reported. As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", three local residents were detained in Kaspiysk on July 27. The investigation believes that they were preparing terrorist attacks, including in an Orthodox church. During interrogation, the detainees said that they were planning to blow up the Kazan Church in the city. On July 28, the court placed them under arrest for two months. The investigation has reported details of the investigation into the case of three residents of Kaspiysk who were planning to commit a terrorist act. 19-year-old Mukhammad Ramazanov, 22-year-old Gusein Abdullaev and 34-year-old Rashid Karibov decided to follow the example of the militants who carried out terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent on June 23 and attack an Orthodox church and police officers, Kommersant wrote today, August 12, in the article "To the Church with a Molotov Cocktail." According to the investigation, Abdullaev and Ramazanov worked as loaders at a warehouse of a transport company in Kaspiysk. Both were supporters of the recognized terrorist organization "Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jamaa", banned in Russia. After talking, they decided to fight against the "infidels" and "lawless" security forces and began looking for comrades. At the same time, Ramazanov recognized Abdullaev (Islamic name Abu Sumaya) as his amir and swore an oath to him. They chose Rashid Karibov, who also worked for the aforementioned transport company, as their accomplice. During the investigation, it turned out that Karibov had served in the army, worked as a truck driver, and had been convicted of drugs and failure to report a crime. The latter case concerned an acquaintance of Karibov's who was planning to go to Syria and join a unit of the Islamic State (a terrorist organization banned in Russia ). He invited Karibov to go with him, but he refused. He admitted his guilt in failing to report a crime, for which he was fined 30,000 rubles. The three young men began to communicate, they performed namaz in the prayer room of the transport company, avoiding visiting city mosques. In January, Karibov was fired for returning late from a flight, he got another job, but did not lose contact with his comrades. At the end of June, all three went on a trip to Grozny, on the way Abdullaev and Ramazanov suggested Karibov go "on jihad". He agreed. On the way back, Abdullaev, who was recognized as the group's amir, bought three knives. Initially, the young people planned to go to Somalia, but they did not have foreign passports. Then, according to the investigation, they decided to commit a terrorist attack in Kaspiysk. At Ramazanov's suggestion, they bought components for a bomb in hardware stores; Ramazanov's sister bought sulfuric acid at his request. The investigation believes that they planned to blow up the Church of Our Lady of Kazan or to detonate an explosion in a place where police officers were gathered. The option of setting the church on fire was also considered. They studied the area around the church, the location of CCTV cameras, the location of the security forces guarding the church, their weapons and transport. They did not plan to surrender, deciding to die in battle. The "Caucasian Knot" does not yet have any comments from the detainees or their official representatives regarding the investigation's version. Let us recall that on June 23, on the Day of the Holy Trinity, which is one of the main Christian holidays, militants attacked synagogues and Orthodox churches in Derbent and Makhachkala. As a result, at least 22 people were killed and 46 were injured. Related: Kaspiysk: 2024-08-01 Prosecutor General Links Militant Attacks in Dagestan to Government Miscalculations Kaspiysk: 2024-07-28 FSB reports on preventing terrorist attacks in Dagestan Kaspiysk: 2024-07-20 Current information on the situation on the front line: July 19 (updated) |
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