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Tuesday, 27 July 2004
TOP OFFICIAL CONFIRMS BASAYEV LED INGUSHETIA ATTACK
By empty (7/27/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russian Deputy Prosecutor Deneral Sergei Fridinsky has confirmed that an armed raid by militants into Ingushetia on June 21-22 was led by Chechen rebel warlord Shamil Basayev. \"It follows from evidence given by the detainees that Basayev led the bandit attack,\" Fridinsky told Interfax. Earlier, a videotape that appeared on the Internet showed Basayev in front of weapons depots in Ingushetia.
Russian Deputy Prosecutor Deneral Sergei Fridinsky has confirmed that an armed raid by militants into Ingushetia on June 21-22 was led by Chechen rebel warlord Shamil Basayev. \"It follows from evidence given by the detainees that Basayev led the bandit attack,\" Fridinsky told Interfax. Earlier, a videotape that appeared on the Internet showed Basayev in front of weapons depots in Ingushetia. Sixty-two law enforcement officers and 28 others were killed and 93 injured when militants attacked security service facilities in Ingushetia. (Interfax)