17:00, 20 April 2010

Explosion of deputy minister's car injures six persons

According to latest information, six militiamen suffered in the morning on April 19 as a result of blowing up the car belonging to Beslan Shadiev, acting deputy head for logistics of the MIA of Ingushetia.

Shadiev's Lada car was blown up in Nazran at about 8:50 a.m. Moscow time in the car park near the MIA building. Shadiev did not suffer, as he managed to get out of his car before the explosion.

As reported by the Voice of Russia with reference to operative agents, the bomb was intended not only for Colonel Shadiev, but also for other high-ranking officers of the Ingush MIA, who after their daily meeting just at 9 o'clock in the morning usually get together at the service car park.

Beslan Shadiev believes that the reason of the attack was his professional work; and explosion was prepared by able experts. The "Kommersant" explains that Shadiev temporarily acted instead of Mikhail Mager, deputy minister for logistics, who is now on vacations.