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Kazbek Dukuzov, accused of killing in Moscow of Paul Khlebnikov, the first editor-in-chief of the Russian Forbes, has been found in Chechnya. Dukuzov is hiding under assumed name, The "Rosbalt" writes today.

In the opinion of political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), militants of the "Imarat Kavkaz" treat members of the "Islamic State" (IS) as rivals. However, they believe that the murder in Nalchik of Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the local IS unit, did not strengthen the positions of "Imarat Kavkaz".

The Court of Appeal has released the Azerbaijani political scientist Arif Yunus from custody because of deterioration of his health. Arif has demanded to release his wife, the human rights activist Leyla Yunus.

In the Karabudakhkent District, the conflict between members of two families has resulted in a shootout, in which a local resident was killed.

Policeman Ramzan Daduev and Djokhar Magomadov, a fighter of the regiment on protection of oil and gas complex of Chechnya, have been dismissed from service after they had violated a ban on opening fire during wedding parties. Residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have expressed different opinions concerning the use of firearms at wedding parties.

In Armenia, 43-year-old Karen Boyadjyan, who was serving his life sentence, died. According to the prisoner's advocate, the Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was aware of the fatal illness of the prisoner. In connection with the Karen Boyadjyan's death, human rights defenders claimed it had been inhumane to keep a seriously ill person in prison.

During the counterterrorist operation (CTO), the woman was wounded in her stomach, said her relative. Eyewitnesses add that in Nalchik two apartments were slightly damaged during the CTO.

According to investigators, employees of a private security agency at the Interior Department (UVD) of Nevinnomyssk beat up one resident of the city and wounded another one from their service pistols.

In Rostov-on-Don, staff members of the airport and passengers were evacuated after a report on a bomb in luggage of one of the passengers. This was reported by a source from the emergency services for the Rostov Region.

During the special operation carried out by law enforcers in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, one of the OMON (riot police) fighters was slightly wounded.

Today, Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the unit of the "Islamic State" (IS), has been killed during a special operation in Nalchik. This was reported by officials from the law enforcement bodies.

Russia investigates nearly 650 criminal cases on involvement of Russian citizens in armed formations abroad and on recruitment and organization of transportation of mercenaries abroad. This was reported by Yury Chaika, Russian General Prosecutor, at the conference of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) for the states of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia held in Sochi.