01 November 2016, 17:27
Investigators identify self-exploded resident of Nalchik
On October 21, at an explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED), in a wooded area, Vitaly Yaganov, a resident of Nalchik, regarded as missing, was killed, investigators have reported.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 20, power agent found a car with TNT (trotyl) blocks, mines and other ordnance in the Cherek District of Kabardino-Balkaria as well as the body of a local resident, who was killed by an IED explosion, said a law enforcement source.
According to one of investigators, the man killed in a forest near the Gerpegez-Kashkatau road was "identified as Vitaly Yaganov, a resident of Nalchik". His remains were given out to relatives and buried. According to investigators, Yaganov self-exploded by an IED, which he tried to bury in the woods, the "Kommersant" reports with reference to the investigator.
Earlier, Yaganov's relatives reported his disappearance to rights defenders, Valery Khatazhukov, the chairman of the Kabardino-Balkarian regional human rights centre, has told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
Author: Lyudmila Maratova Source: CK correspondent
