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President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has unexpectedly arrived to Ingushetia, where he met Rashid Gaisanov, temporary head of the republic, as reported by a source in the government of Ingushetia. Mr Kadyrov has offered remuneration to residents of Ingushetia for information about any prepared terror acts and militants' whereabouts.

Patimat Mutalieva, named by the investigation to be a probable terrorist involved in the attempt on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov, at the moment of the terror act was on her way to exam in psychology at the polytechnic college in Nazran, where she is a student. The girl told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it by telephone.

Nikolai Uschipovskiy, senior inspector for especially important cases of the Chief Investigatory Department of Russia's Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO), who headed in 2007-2008 the investigatory group dealing with the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train, has stated today that no pressure had been exerted on Salambek Dzakhkiev, a resident of Ingushetia, accused of involvement in this crime.

The attempt on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov was backed by former president of the republic Murat Zyazikov, the leader of the Ingush opposition Magomed Khazbiev believes.

In the opinion of Enver Kisriev, head of the sector of the "Kavkaz-Centre" for civilisation and regional studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the recent frequent attempts in Northern Caucasus are caused by the political process; and every murder will entail respective response.

Europeans are worried of possible consequences for Ingushetia of today's attempt on Yunus-Bek Evkurov, and of the way the incident can be interpreted. This was stated by Eleonora Aloyan, a Freedom House representative.

Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has extended the custody term for the defendants in the criminal case dealing with the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik by three more months.

Kaloy Akhilgov, press secretary of the President of Ingushetia, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that Rashid Gaisanov, Chairman of the Government of Ingushetia, will temporarily act for wounded Yunus-Bek Evkurov.

According to updated information, in the attempt on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov, committed today in the morning in a Nazran suburb, the President and his two securities were wounded, and his driver Mustafa Kotiev, 25, perished.

Today the Internet website of the RIA "Dagestan", founded by the Ministry for National Policy, Information and External Relations of Dagestan, was attacked by hackers. The main page posted an appeal on behalf of members of the extremist grouping of Ibragim Gadzhidadaev - he took responsibility for murdering Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Adilgerei Magomedtagirov.

In Baku, law enforcement bodies have arrested two more persons in connection with the massacre on April 30 committed in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA). This is the topic of the joint statement of the General Prosecutor's Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan.

The Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow has sanctioned arrest of Zarema Dadaeva, 34, a native of Grozny, who was detained in Moscow on June 18 as a suspect of kidnapping the son of vice-president of the "Rosneft" Mikhail Stavskiy.

Today, in the Karabudakhken District of Dagestan, in the highway section between Dzhanga and Gubden villages, a burned down VAZ-2107 car with scorched bodies of two men was found; presumably, they were participants of illegal armed formations (IAFs), reports the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).