In Kabardino-Balkaria eliminated one of the killers of tourists

20.04.2011 14:16
In Kabardino-Balkaria killed 26-year-old Azamat Sizhazhev, who was suspected in the murder of tourists in Moscow. On this April 20 reported on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

April 14 Sizhazheva tried to detain in Baksan, but he resisted and was shot by security officials. In search of remains accomplice killers - 28-year-old Muzarin esker. Both suspects - born in Nalchik. In addition to attacks on tourists, they are suspected of attempted murder of law enforcement officers, committed on Feb. 2, 2011 in the village Zalukokoazhe.

Assault on Moscow tourists were traveling to a ski resort, was committed on February 18. Militants with machine guns stopped the vehicle, which drove the tourists, and opened fire. Muscovites Irina Patrushev, Denis Belokon and Vyacheslav Kara were killed and Valeri Belokon and Sergey Efremov injured.

Later on the Islamist website had published an appeal, stating that the rebels believed tourists intelligence agent. Perhaps this idea has prompted their surname Patrusheva - it took a relative of the former head of the FSB, Nikolai Patrushev (in fact, Irina was only his odnofamilitsey).

Almost simultaneously with the attack on tourists in Kabardino-Balkaria was blown lift (no injuries) and found a car with explosives (it managed to clear mines). The country was introduced counterterrorist operation. Soon after security officials found in the forest fighters. During the collision, was killed a law enforcement officer, then the militants managed to escape from the encirclement.