Sunday, February 20, 2011

Attacks continue in Kabardino-Balkaria

Attacks against Russian security forces have continued in Kabardino-Balkaria with a number of incidents in the last two days.

Separatist rebels have claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a police checkpoint in Nalchik which left one police man dead and another injured. According to the rebels, a team of their fighters approached the checkpoint and opened fire with a machine gun hitting two police officers, the rebels then made their getaway. The incident is said to have occurred on Lenin Avenue at around 7.30pm.

At around 9pm on the same day a squad of separatist gunmen entered a gym in the Khasanya suburb of the city and shot a man to death. Rebels claim the dead man worked as a member of the local government although this has not been confirmed.

Acts of sabotage are also widespread.

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