Russian Crackdown In Ingushetia

Nazran was the scene of a car bombing Wednesday that killed a senior police official of the Ingushetia region and six others. Investigators, left, inspected the debris left by the explosion. The official, Dzhabrail Kostoyev, was in charge of counterinsurgency efforts in Ingushetia. May, 2006 (Photo: Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)

Russia Troops Launch Caucasus Crackdown After Attack -- Reuters

NAZRAN, Russia, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Russia's armed forces launched a counter-terrorist operation in the Caucasus region of Ingushetia on Saturday after an attack on a convoy of Interior Ministry troops.

State controlled Russian news agencies reported that two soldiers had died but a regional law enforcement source said 40 were killed in the attack, making it the most deadly in a recent series of attacks on troops in Ingushetia, a small territory bordering Chechnya.

"The soldiers didn't even manage to resist, because several rocket-propelled grenades hit their trucks," the source said, adding that three armoured personnel carriers and two trucks were hit by automatic rifle fire and grenades.

All but one soldier travelling in the convoy were killed, the source said.

News agencies quoted a spokesman for the region's Interior Ministry as saying two soldiers had been killed and five wounded. The agencies reported that one armoured personnel carrier and two trucks had been damaged in the shooting.

RIA Novosti quoted the regional prosecutor, Yuri Turygin, as saying the attack was carried out by as many as 20 fighters from Chechnya and Ingushetia.

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My Comment: This attack must have hurt the Russian Army .... they are moving very fast to find the men responsible for this attack.