20 April 2009, 22:00
CTO regime announced in a village of Ingushetia
At about 8:00 a.m. today, in Ingushetia, in the village of Verkhni Alkun and adjoining territory, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced. Power agents are searching militants.
Today, a spokesman of the press service of the Republic's FSB Department has reported that the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has information that members of illegal armed formations involved in fulfilment of especially grave crimes are hiding in Verkhni Alkun and adjacent large forest.
The "Gazeta.Ru" reports that during CTO, according to the Federal Law "On Counteracting Terrorism", the area will be under a number of restrictions.
Currently, passports are checked and the entrance to Verkhni Alkun is restricted, as the "Ingushetia.Org" reports.