02 June 2004, 16:05
Column of federal forces blown un in Chechnya
A military column with servicemen of the Russian Defense Ministry was blown up in the Shatoy district of Chechnya on June 1. "Yesterday, at about 12 a.m., a high-capacity explosive device mounted at the roadside went off when a column of federal forces, which consisted of one Ural truck and three armored vehicles, was passing by. The explosion occurred in the vicinity of the Aslanbek-Sheripovo village. One soldier was shell-shocked in the explosion. There were no other victims among the servicemen," a source at the military commandant's office reported.
Local policemen jointly with officers of the military commandant's office are working in the area to search for people involved in the explosion.
Author: Sultan Abubakarov, CK correspondent Source: Caucasian Knot
