Five Russian Defense Ministry servicemen in Chechnya were wounded in a truck explosion

Thursday, February 25, 2021

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Five Russian Defense Ministry servicemen in Chechnya were wounded in a truck explosion, RIA Novosti was told in the HQ of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus. The incident took place on Wednesday near Bamut (Achkhoi-Martan district). A Kamaz truck with servicemen of military unit 87341 of the Russian Defense Ministry was blown up on an explosive device set on the road, said a source in the headquarters. In his words, deputy commander of a detachment, head of the detachment's medical service, the commander of a platoon, the commander of a squad, and a conscript were wounded and hospitalized. Investigation is underway. RIA Novosti was told in the Dagestani Interior Ministry press service that a militant from Chechnya who underwent treatment was detained in Khasavyurt. 29-year-old Rizvan Taisumov, a participant of illegal armed formations, was discovered on Thursday in a basement of a private house and arrested. Four makeshift explosive devices and a pistol with cartridges were confiscated from him. The Khasavyurt prosecutor's office launched criminal proceedings on two articles - purchasing and keeping arms. His involvement in other crimes on the territory of Chechnya and Dagestan is being established, RIA Novosti was told by head of the Dagestani Interior Ministry press service, Colonel of the police Abdulmanap Musayev

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