Information
Equipo Nizkor
        Bookshop | Donate
Derechos | Equipo Nizkor       

11Jan14

Five militants arrested in southern Russia

Five members of a banned militant group have been arrested and a homemade bomb was defused in the southern Russian town of Nalchik, a National Anti-terror Committee (NAC) spokesman said on Saturday.

Nalchik, about 300 km (190 miles) from Winter Olympics host city Sochi, is in the foothills of the Caucasus, where Russia faces an insurgency by Islamist militants who have threatened to try to prevent the Games going ahead.

"Security forces have detained five members of a banned international terrorist organization," NAC said in a statement quoted by Russian newswires. An NAC spokesman confirmed with Reuters that the statement was correct.

[Source: Reuters, Moscow, 11Jan14]
Tienda de Libros Radio Nizkor On-Line Donations

Russian Affairs
small logoThis document has been published on 07Feb14 by the Equipo Nizkor and Derechos Human Rights. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.