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Russia Shuts Down Red Crescent in Chechnya Arab News RIYADH, 18 March 2004 — Russian authorities have taken a unilateral step and shut down the Red Crescent operation in Chechnya despite an agreement with the Saudi government to allow the aid organization to be active, according to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper yesterday. Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Suwailam, president of the Saudi Red Crescent, stated that this latest action resulted from an agreement between local Chechnya authorities and the Russian government that demanded all refugee camps to shut down. Al-Suwailam said that the Saudi camp was handed over to the Russian government during a ceremony held in appreciation for the humane efforts made in the area. Russian and Chechnya authorities informed camp officials that they feared that the children would become rebel fighters against Russian forces in Chechnya if left in such an environment. Al-Suwailam confirmed that Red Crescent aid centers in several other countries are still active but would also shut down once their missions were completed. Kidnappings continue in Ingushetia ingushetiya..Ru, for 17.03.2004 09:21 On 16 March in Nazran, armed people, who introduced themselves as FSB agents, broke into the building of privately hold company ZAO "ITT" - the provider of Internet-services in Ingushetia, and have taken away in the unknown direction the employee of this company, system administrator, Timur Yandiyev, born in1978, inhabitant of Karabulak, student of the evening courses at the Ingush State University. It's became known that on the 11th of March, (the day of abduction of the senior assistant prosecutor of the RI Rashid Ozdoyev) agents of special services also abducted and taken away out of the republic inhabitant of the Cossack village of Troitskaya of the Sunzha district Tamerlan Tsechoyev (Imiyev). There is, although so far an unconfirmed information, that all the abducted in the recent days people have been killed. In the 21st century our republic proved to be in the authority of some "death squadrons". But, Murat Zyazikov - the president of Ingushetia asserts that such things don't happen and has impudence to demand that our website give only "positive information".
Masked people kidnapped 3 persons in Malgobek ingushetiya.Ru, 17.03.2004 10:59 On 15 March in the old part city of Malgobek, masked people, introducing themselves as FSB agents broke into the house in which Beslan Kurskiyev, born 1970 used to live. They detained him and have taken away in the unknown direction. Kurskiyev's relative do not know anything about further fate of the abductee. On 16 March in the city of Malgobek, armed persons wearing masks, presenting themselves as FSB agents, kidnapped two Agiyevs brothers and have taken them away in the unknown direction. Our editorial staff has got information, that in the last 5-6 days, about 40 inhabitants of the republic have been kidnapped, and their further fate is unknown. After verifying their personal data and circumstances of their abductions, our website will be give more information.
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