23:49, 6 April 2023

Ingushetia: law enforcers find explosive devices in houses of relatives of alleged militant

The village of Zyazikov-Yurt, Malgobek District, where the shooting between law enforcers and militants took place. Screenshot of the video https://iz.ru/1494286/2023-04-06/izvestiia-pokazali-kadry-s-mesta-perestrelki-silovikov-s-terroristami-v-ingushetii

Explosive devices and ammunition have been found in the houses of three residents of the Malgobek District, relatives of the alleged militant. All of them have been detained, the power structures of Ingushetia have informed.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 5, in the village of Zyazikov-Yurt, during the counterterrorist operation (CTO), law enforcers discovered a grouping of alleged militants. When they tried to detain them, the militants opened fire. Three policemen perished, and eight others were wounded. The militants managed to escape.

According to the source, one of the detained relatives of one of the militant is also suspected of aiding his nephew and others wanted on suspicion of armed attacks, including the attack on the DPS (road-and-patrol service) traffic police post located on the Ingush-North-Ossetian border.

"According to preliminary data, one of the suspects is a brother of the alleged gang member, Movsar Kottoev, whose body was found in the village of Aki-Yurt on April 5. The other two are his uncles," the "Interfax" reports.

The attack on the above DPS post was committed at night on March 28. After that, law enforcers announced that six residents of Ingushetia were wanted on suspicion of preparing terror acts, namely: Mikail Moshkhoev, Ramazan Eldiev, Amir Bokov, Amirkhan Gurazhev, Adam Ozdoev and Movsar Kottoev. Eldiev was found dead on March 29; and on April 5, information appeared that another member of the grouping, presumably Movsar Kottoev, was also found dead.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on April 6, 2023 at 02:10 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: Caucasian Knot