A fire broke out after militants detonated explosive devices at a hydropower plant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria early on Wednesday.
© The press-service of the Southern regional centre of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Russia / Go to the mediabankA fire broke out after militants detonated explosive devices at a hydropower plant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria early on Wednesday
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© The press-service of the Southern regional centre of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Russia
/ A fire broke out after militants detonated explosive devices at a hydropower plant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria early on Wednesday
© Photo : Kantemir DavidovTwo security guards were shot dead when militants burst into the Baksan plant in the village of Islamei at about 5:00 a.m. (01:00 GMT). One other person was hospitalized after the attack.
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© Photo : Kantemir Davidov
Two security guards were shot dead when militants burst into the Baksan plant in the village of Islamei at about 5:00 a.m. (01:00 GMT). One other person was hospitalized after the attack.
© Photo : Kantemir DavidovInvestigators say the militants then detonated four explosive devices. The resulting blaze covered an area of 250 sq meters. However, officials say supplies were not affected.
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© Photo : Kantemir Davidov
Investigators say the militants then detonated four explosive devices. The resulting blaze covered an area of 250 sq meters. However, officials say supplies were not affected.
© Photo : RusHydroA police source told RIA Novosti that the militants who carried out the raid on the hydropower plant may have also been responsible for an attack on police that took place some two hours beforehand.
A police source told RIA Novosti that the militants who carried out the raid on the hydropower plant may have also been responsible for an attack on police that took place some two hours beforehand.
© Photo : RusHydroThe suspects in the attack have already been identified.
The suspects in the attack have already been identified.