| Suicide bomb blast kills 4 soldiers in Chechnya |
GROZNY (Russia) A suicide bomb blast that killed at least four interior ministry soldiers and injured others in the capital of Russia’s volatile Chechnya region on Monday may have been organised by militants, regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov said.
The explosion, which Interfax news agency said happened as the soldiers left an armoured vehicle near their garrison quarters, shattered the fragile peace of the broader North Caucasus region.
Grozny residents said they heard two explosions, the second of which sent flames and smoke into the air. A witness saw the remains of three people in camouflage clothing lying at the roadside after the blast.
“According to information, the terrorist act was carried out by two suicide bombers... The identity of one of the terrorists has been determined. He has previously been convicted of aiding members of illegal armed groups,” Kadyrov said on his government’s website.
Kadyrov said law enforcement agencies had been instructed to track down and arrest the Gakayev brothers, using force if necessary, adding they know “the loop is tightening around them”.
Khuseyn Gakayev split from an insurgency headed by Russia’s most wanted man Doku Umarov in 2010, but returned to Umarov’s fold last year, swearing loyalty to the Chechen-born militant, who styles himself the Emir of the Caucasus.
Reuters
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