19:15, 4 February 2004

Three locals detained in Chechen village of Zumsoy

On January 17, Russian servicemen came in an UAZ car and armored troop carriers to the village of Zumsoy, Chechnya's Itum-Kali district, and abducted three locals there. The family name of one of the abducted men is Yasayev. The names of the other two are being ascertained. The further destiny of these people is unknown.

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