On January 19-25, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered

In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from January 19 to January 25, 2015, no victims were recorded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Detentions

On January 20, on the highway Chegem-Nalchik, a man, who caused policemen's suspicion, was stopped for inspection. An improvised explosive device (IED) and a hand grenade were found on him. Due to the risk of transportation, it was decided to destroy the IED in place, while the man was brought to the police station.

On January 25, two villagers of Tarskoe in North Ossetia were detained on suspicion of selling firearms. According to the police, the villagers, aged 25 and 28, tried to sell, in particular, a Kalashnikov submachine gun, sawed-off double-barrelled rifle and a fuse of hand fragmentation grenades. The opening of a criminal case against the detainees is being considered.

Kidnappings

On January 22, relatives of Alikhan Tochiev, a native of Ingushetia, who was killed in Nalchik, reported that he had been kidnapped two days before the special operation in Nalchik on January 18; and his body showed signs of torture. They deny the official version about Alikhan's links with militants from Syria and do not believe that he was killed in the course of an armed clash.