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Tourists killed in N Caucasus by gunmen disguised as police.
NALCHIK, February 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Tourists who were heading for a
ski resort were attacked by "armed men in masks who disguised themselves
as law enforcers," a source in local law enforcement agencies told
Itar-Tass on Saturday.
The skiers arrived to the Mineralnye Vody airport from Moscow late on
Friday and took an unlicensed taxi to get to their destination.
"The attack took place at the very foothills, near the village of
Zayukovo," the source said. "The group of young men arrived from Moscow
and hired an unlicensed taxi with a local driver. While moving along a
highway, their car was overtaken by another car. A man wearing a mask
ordered them to stop waving a policeman's baton from the rear back window."
The driver stopped being sure they were police. "Three men in military
fatigues armed with Kalashnikov guns emerged from the car. One of them
stood in front of the car, the other one came up to the driver's seat,
while the third one opened the car's door and asked whether there were a
woman inside," the source went on.
The woman refused to come out and the masked man tried to drag her out
by force. The other passengers went to bat for her, and then the masked
man made several steps aside and opened gunfire at the car, killing three
and wounding two.
.Russian defence delegation leaves for Idex 2011 exhibition in UAE.
MOSCOW, February 19 (Itar-Tass) -- A delegation of the Russian Defence
Ministry lead by First Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin leaves on
Saturday for the United Arab Emirates to take part in the international
defence exhibition Idex 2011 in Abu Dhabi, the ministry's press service
told Itar-Tass.
The exhibition that will last from February 20 through 24 will feature
products of more than 1,000 companies from 49 world nations.
Popovkin will attend the opening ceremony, then he will see exhibits
and later in the day he will speak at a news conference. The Russian
delegation will leave the United Arab Emirates on February 21.
Idex is the largest defence exhibition in the Middle East and North
Africa. The 2011 event marks the 10th edition of the international defence
exhibition. Organized by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company in
association with the UAE Armed Forces GHQ, Idex 2011 is expected to
welcome more than 900 exhibitors, and more than 50,000 international
visitors.
Russia's Rosoboronexport arms trader will showcase latest Russian-made
arms and combat vehicles. For the first time, Russia will exhibit its arms
in a format meeting modern requirements with the use 3D modelling and
other of state-of-the-art technologies, a Rosobornexport's director,
Nikolai Dimidyuk, told Itar-Tass.
Russian exhibits will include the T-90C tank, Msta-S 152-mm
self-propelled howitzer, BMP-3M amphibious infantry fighting vehicle,
BTR-80A armoured personnel carrier, TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system,
Smerch and Grad RSZO heavy multiple rockets launchers, Nona-SVK mortar
carrier vehicle, Khrizantema-S Anti-Tank Guided Missile System, and
helicopters.
.Ski resort administration vows to ensure safety of vacationers.
MOSCOW, February 19 (Itar-Tass) -- The administration of one of Russia'
s most popular ski resorts, the Prielbrusye, in the Elbrus foothills in
the North Caucasian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria has vowed to ensure
safety of its guests.
"There are many guests at the resort and the situation here is calm
and under control of the authorities and law enforcement agencies," a
source in the administration told Itar-Tass after reports on the murder of
three tourists came from Kabardino-Balkaria.
According to the source, no crimes have been reported at the resort.
He called the Friday murder a "flagrant crime" and reassured that all
measures have been taken to prevent such crimes at the resort.
According to earlier reports, three tourists from Moscow, two men and
one woman, have been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Baksan district
of Russia's Caucasian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
At about 18:55 Moscow time on Friday, a group of gunmen stopped a car
with five tourists from Moscow and opened fire at them, killing three.
Then they fled the scene in a car with no plate numbers. Investigation is
underway. Criminal proceedings were initiated on charges of murder of two
or more people and on illegal possession of arms, a source in the
republican administration of the Russian Investigation Committee told
Itar-Tass.
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ski resort were attacked by "armed men in masks who disguised themselves
as law enforcers," a source in local law enforcement agencies told
Itar-Tass on Saturday.
The skiers arrived to the Mineralnye Vody airport from Moscow late on
Friday and took an unlicensed taxi to get to their destination.
"The attack took place at the very foothills, near the village of
Zayukovo," the source said. "The group of young men arrived from Moscow
and hired an unlicensed taxi with a local driver. While moving along a
highway, their car was overtaken by another car. A man wearing a mask
ordered them to stop waving a policeman's baton from the rear back window."
The driver stopped being sure they were police. "Three men in military
fatigues armed with Kalashnikov guns emerged from the car. One of them
stood in front of the car, the other one came up to the driver's seat,
while the third one opened the car's door and asked whether there were a
woman inside," the source went on.
The woman refused to come out and the masked man tried to drag her out
by force. The other passengers went to bat for her, and then the masked
man made several steps aside and opened gunfire at the car, killing three
and wounding two.
.Russian defence delegation leaves for Idex 2011 exhibition in UAE.
MOSCOW, February 19 (Itar-Tass) -- A delegation of the Russian Defence
Ministry lead by First Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin leaves on
Saturday for the United Arab Emirates to take part in the international
defence exhibition Idex 2011 in Abu Dhabi, the ministry's press service
told Itar-Tass.
The exhibition that will last from February 20 through 24 will feature
products of more than 1,000 companies from 49 world nations.
Popovkin will attend the opening ceremony, then he will see exhibits
and later in the day he will speak at a news conference. The Russian
delegation will leave the United Arab Emirates on February 21.
Idex is the largest defence exhibition in the Middle East and North
Africa. The 2011 event marks the 10th edition of the international defence
exhibition. Organized by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company in
association with the UAE Armed Forces GHQ, Idex 2011 is expected to
welcome more than 900 exhibitors, and more than 50,000 international
visitors.
Russia's Rosoboronexport arms trader will showcase latest Russian-made
arms and combat vehicles. For the first time, Russia will exhibit its arms
in a format meeting modern requirements with the use 3D modelling and
other of state-of-the-art technologies, a Rosobornexport's director,
Nikolai Dimidyuk, told Itar-Tass.
Russian exhibits will include the T-90C tank, Msta-S 152-mm
self-propelled howitzer, BMP-3M amphibious infantry fighting vehicle,
BTR-80A armoured personnel carrier, TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system,
Smerch and Grad RSZO heavy multiple rockets launchers, Nona-SVK mortar
carrier vehicle, Khrizantema-S Anti-Tank Guided Missile System, and
helicopters.
.Ski resort administration vows to ensure safety of vacationers.
MOSCOW, February 19 (Itar-Tass) -- The administration of one of Russia'
s most popular ski resorts, the Prielbrusye, in the Elbrus foothills in
the North Caucasian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria has vowed to ensure
safety of its guests.
"There are many guests at the resort and the situation here is calm
and under control of the authorities and law enforcement agencies," a
source in the administration told Itar-Tass after reports on the murder of
three tourists came from Kabardino-Balkaria.
According to the source, no crimes have been reported at the resort.
He called the Friday murder a "flagrant crime" and reassured that all
measures have been taken to prevent such crimes at the resort.
According to earlier reports, three tourists from Moscow, two men and
one woman, have been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Baksan district
of Russia's Caucasian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
At about 18:55 Moscow time on Friday, a group of gunmen stopped a car
with five tourists from Moscow and opened fire at them, killing three.
Then they fled the scene in a car with no plate numbers. Investigation is
underway. Criminal proceedings were initiated on charges of murder of two
or more people and on illegal possession of arms, a source in the
republican administration of the Russian Investigation Committee told
Itar-Tass.
-0-ras
