Tuesday, February 22, 2011

RUSSIA - Tourists targeted in the North Caucasus

Winter tourist season, the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria is located in the Northern Caucasus in southern Russia, introduced, 20 February 2011, the regime of counterterrorism operations (KTO) on part of its territory. A decision that followed a series of attacks during the weekend. Two days ago, a minibus carrying five tourists from Moscow had been strafed by masked leaving three dead and two wounded in the area of Mount Elbrus, the Novye Izvestia reported.

In the evening, unknown persons had exploded causing a cable drop 30 cabins on 45 and no casualties. Moreover, in the night from Saturday to Sunday, three explosive devices equivalent to 70 kilograms of dynamite were discovered in a car parked near a hotel. "These events are likely to affect tourism in the North Caucasus at the time the authorities osuhaient develop it," said the Moscow newspaper.

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