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In the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, the house of relatives of Malik and Khadizhat Gataev was searched; human rights activists find it to be illegal.

Yesterday, on April 15, two explosions were triggered in the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, as a result of which, as reported by law enforcement bodies of the republic, three servicemen were lost and one more wounded.

On April 13 activists of the "Centre of Spiritual and Moral Upbringing and Development of Chechnya" and Patriotic Club "Ramzan" held an action, together with regional branch of the Russian Red Cross, under the motto "Save Life" and donated blood for victims of terror acts in Moscow, Dagestan and Ingushetia.

Yesterday, on April 12, an explosion happened in the Kurchaloy District of Chechnya, as a result of which, as reported by law enforcement bodies of the republic, three militiamen were wounded.

As reported by Ruslan Alkhanov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, a kidnapping of a girl of 6 was solved hot on the trail in the republic; the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 2 million roubles for the child.

The relatives of Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the special battalion "Vostok" (East) of the GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff), who became - one year ago in the United Arab Emirates - a victim of an attempt, welcomed the verdict passed in Dubai to Ramzan Kadyrov's groom Makhdi Lorniya, a native of Iran, and businessman from Tajikistan Maksudzhon Ismatov, who were convicted today to 25 years of imprisonment each.

Russian federal and regional authorities plan to react as toughly as possible to terror acts in Moscow, while suicide bombers continue their self-destructive actions; ECtHR passes new decisions on kidnapping cases, however, disappearances of locals continue in Chechnya, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of April 5-11, 2010, in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The number of Chechen refugees in Azerbaijan has reduced from 12 to 2 thousand persons, as reported by Ali Gasanov, Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Refugees and Forced Migrants.

April 16 is one year from the date of cancellation of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, which was introduced in the territory of the Chechen Republic back in 1999. This anniversary will be marked in the region as a national holiday.

Isa Yamadaev, brother of ex-MP Ruslan Yamadaev and ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion Sulim Yamadaev, said that he had known in advance about the attempt on him, which was planned in July 2009; and then operative agents replaced the cartridges in the pistol of the failed gunman Khavazh Yusupov for blanks.

Lawyer Ruslan Datsaev from the Dagestan city of Khasavyurt managed to meet Zakhar Labazangadjiev, a resident of settlement Novaya Tsoloda, Akhvakh District of Dagestan, who was kidnapped on March 31 by unknown armed persons from his own house. The meeting took place at the temporary custody facility (the so-called "ISO") of the Shali ROVD in Chechnya. The "Caucasian Knot" was told today about it by Mr Datsaev.

As reported by an employee of one of the local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), engaged in human rights defence and legal aid to citizens, last week, two city dwellers of Shali were detained and taken away to some unknown location by employees of some unidentified power agency.

Some experts believe that Dokku Umarov, leader of North-Caucasian underground, has managed to unite Islamic rebels and organized their respective infrastructure; however, in the opinion of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, Umarov is incapable and "dies from famine." Along with that, after the terror acts committed in the country with participation of suicide-bombers, opinions are expressed that because of the terrorist activity, the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi located in the centre of the Caucasian Mountains are under threat; while sources in Chechnya report new traffic of military columns in various directions.