PRO-MOSCOW OFFICIAL KIDNAPPED IN CHECHNYA
By empty (12/11/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
50-year-old Nurdi Elmurzayev, administration head of the city of Alkhan-Kaly in Chechnya, was kidnapped by unknown people, The republic\'s Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday. \"The kidnapping took place on Tuesday at the Grozny-Alkhan-Kaly highway when Elmurzayev was driving his car without bodyguards, the Interior Ministry said. According to preliminary data, the administration head was abducted by armed people dressed in camouflage and masks.Visit also
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