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October 01, 2010 23:20

• Four peacekeepers from Georgia perish in Afghanistan

  Four Georgian servicemen from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) acting under the NATO auspice perished in performing their service duties. This was reported today by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Georgia.

October 01, 2010 23:10

• Powerful bomb found in Semender, where operation was conducted

  Power agents, who made additional examination of the area in Semender settlement, located in Makhachkala outskirt, where a special operation was conducted on September 29, detected a powerful explosive device, together with components for making bombs and ammunition. This was reported by the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

October 01, 2010 23:00

• Georgia introduces juries

  Starting October 1, according to the adopted amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, the country will introduce the institute of jurors, who will pass their final verdicts to defendants. The jury will comprise 12 persons and two substitutes.

October 01, 2010 22:50

• Resident of Stavropol who reported about mined car to be rewarded

  Vyacheslav Alyoshin, deputy director of the Stavropol cafe "Gloria", who on September 30 reported to the militia about the car-bomb parked outside his institution, plans to pass the money premium promised by city officials to a children's home.

October 01, 2010 22:30

• Grenade detected and de-mined under car bottom in Cherkessk

  In the area of the agrarian marketplace in Cherkessk, explosion experts have de-mined a car, under the bottom of which a grenade was attached. Now they check the interior and luggage compartment.

October 01, 2010 22:20

• Accident leaves almost 25,000 without electricity in Rostov Region

  The stormy wind that struck the Rostov Region at night on October 1 cut electricity supply to 24,700 residents.

October 01, 2010 22:10

• In Sochi, passenger ship thrown ashore by storm

  Today in the afternoon, the passenger ship "Photon" was thrown out by storm ashore in the Adler District of Sochi. The crew is safe.

October 01, 2010 22:10

• Hearing the case on Zakaev's arrest in Poland is appointed for October, 26

  On October, 26, the Appellate Court of Warsaw will be hearing the case on temporary arrest of Ahmed Zakaev who had been announced for international search by Russia, Barbara Trembska, Press secretary of the court reported.

October 01, 2010 22:00

• A man killed in a special operation in Dagestan had been in federal search

  Naiib Nasirov killed during a special operation in Dagestan had been possibly involved in a series of murders of the personnel of law enforcement bodies and representatives of the authorities, National Anti-terror committee (NATC) reported.

October 01, 2010 21:00

• Manager of the subsidiary of "Sberbank" (savings bank) killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

  A group of strangers pretending to be members of the top brass shot down the Manager of the subsidiary of "Sberbank" in Elbrus district of Kabardino-Balkaria tonight in the town of Tirniauz, a representative of the republican Investigation committee reported.

October 01, 2010 20:00

• Pirates demand 15 million dollars for release of Georgian and Turkish citizens

  The Greek ship-owner company FRIO VENTURES cannot come to an agreement with the Somali pirates about the buy-out sum for the merchant ship on board which there are 15 citizens of Georgia and 3 citizens of Turkey.

October 01, 2010 19:00

• A ban of selling alcohol in the night-time will be enacted in Kabardino-Balkaria

  On September, 30, the Parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria accepted a law on prohibition of retail selling strong alcohol drinks in the night-time in the first reading.

October 01, 2010 18:00

• Two militiamen wounded in a firing in Kabardino-Balkaria

  On September, 30, some unidentified people fired upon a militia flying squad in Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria, two officers got wounded, a source in law enforcement bodied reported.

September 30, 2010 23:50

• Shevchenko: social basis of terror is on steady rise in Northern Caucasus

  Despite almost everyday special operations aimed at liquidating militants, the social basis of terror in Northern Caucasus has been steadily growing, primarily because the region lacks any political and religious power rejecting terror. This was stated by Maxim Shevchenko, a member of the Public Chamber and head of the working group for promoting public dialogue and civil society institutions in the Caucasus, in the course of a working meeting.

September 30, 2010 23:30

• Konstantin Kochiev: Western Sahara recognizes South Ossetia

  The independence of South Ossetia has been recognized by the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic. This was reported today by Konstantin Kochiev, adviser to the President of South Ossetia, after holding negotiations with the leaders of the ruling party of this African republic.

September 30, 2010 23:30

• Telephone terrorists detained in Chechnya and North Ossetia

  Chechen law enforcers have detained a young man who had called the "Beeline" security service and said that a passenger bus stuffed with bombs was on its route from Moscow to Novosibirsk. And the neighbouring North Ossetia found a malefactor who had reported that a school in Beslan was mined.

September 30, 2010 23:10

• Abkhazia marks Victory and Independence Day

  September 30 is the Victory and Independence Day in Abkhazia. On this day in 1993 the Abkhaz armed forces ousted the troops of the State Council of the Republic of Georgia away from its territory and hoisted the national banner over the state border along the Inguri River. In Abkhazia, the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhazian conflict is treated as the Patriotic War.

September 30, 2010 23:00

• Bombs neutralized in Stavropol contained about 90 kilos of explosive matter

  In total, the two explosive devices neutralized today in Stavropol contained about 90 kilograms of explosive substance.

September 30, 2010 23:00

• Chechen resident sentenced to 10 years in colony for preparing terror act in Moscow

  The Moscow City Court has sentenced Turko Bataev, 23, a resident of Grozny, to ten years in a high security for preparing a terror act in Moscow in summer of 2009. This was reported today by the press service of the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office without specifying the date of sentencing.

September 30, 2010 22:50

• Court extends custody of Ingush native accused of aircraft hijacking attempt

  The court has ruled to keep Magomed Patiev, a native of Ingushetia, accused of trying to hijack a Tu-154 aircraft at Domodedovo Airport in late July this year, said Tatiana Morozova, spokesperson of the Moscow Interregional Investigatory Department for Transports.