14 February 2020, 21:59

Law enforcers shelled during search in Ingushetia

A resident of Ingushetia shelled law enforcers from a pistol while they were searching his house, sources reported. According to them, the attacker was Yunus Vidzizhev, a participant of March protests.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that today, friends of Yunus Vidzizhev reported about searches conducted at his house in the village of Plievo and at a house of his relatives.

According to the sources, the search was conducted in the village of Ekazhevo. The law enforcement bodies got operational information about combat weapons stored at the house of Yunus Vidzizhev.

"Yunus gives blank weapons for rent, and people usually rent the items for wedding parties and for filming films and videos," the "Interfax" quotes a source as reporting.

According to the source, during the search, the man shelled the law enforcers and fled the place. The law enforcers were not injured.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on February 14, 2020 at 04:22 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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