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‘Militant with ISIS flag’ found dead in Russia – media ‘Militant with ISIS flag’ found dead in Russia – media
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The death is believed to be linked to a drive-by shooting in Ingushetia earlier this weekThe death is believed to be linked to a drive-by shooting in Ingushetia earlier this week
A dead man found in the city of Karabulak in the southern Russian Republic of Ingushetia is believed to be connected to an attack on a police checkpoint earlier this week, local media outlets reported on Wednesday. A man found dead in the city of Karabulak in the southern Russian Republic of Ingushetia is believed to have been connected to an attack on a police checkpoint earlier this week, local media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Ingush police suspect that the deceased individual was part of the gang behind the drive-by shooting, who got wounded and was left behind by fellow attackers, the reports say. According to a source cited by RIA Novosti, the flag of an international terrorist organization was discovered next to the body. Ingush police suspect that the deceased individual was part of the gang behind the drive-by shooting on law enforcement, but had been left behind by fellow attackers, the reports state. According to a source cited by RIA Novosti, the flag of an international terrorist organization was discovered at the scene.
Images circulating on social media, which were purportedly shot at the scene, show a seemingly dead man laying on his back on a stack of construction materials, with the black flag of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) covering his chest. Images circulating on social media show a corpse over which is draped the black flag of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS).
The shooting happened around midnight on Monday on a road in the Nazranovsky District of Ingushetia, the police reported. An officer was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg during the incident, but his life was not in danger. The shooting happened around midnight on Monday in the Nazranovsky District of Ingushetia, the police reported. An officer was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg during the incident.
There are unconfirmed claims online that two other members of the same gang got trapped on Tuesday night in the neighboring Chechen Republic. There was a firefight in the city of Gudermes, which ended with the two suspected militants killed by law enforcement, local authorities said. There are unconfirmed claims online that two other members of the same gang were involved in a firefight in the city of Gudermes in Russia's Chechen Republic, in which two suspected militants died, local authorities said.
The operation conducted on the outskirts of the city lasted “mere minutes,” after the two individuals refused to surrender and tossed a grenade at officers, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on social media.The operation conducted on the outskirts of the city lasted “mere minutes,” after the two individuals refused to surrender and tossed a grenade at officers, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on social media.