Bomb Explosion near OMON Base in Ingushetia

An explosive device went off not far from OMON base in Karabulak today around 2:30 PM. A spokesman of Ingushetia prosecutor's office told Interfax that the bomb detonated when another, previously discovered explosive device was being defused 10-15 m away, and that nobody was hurt. ITAR-TASS adds that the explosion occurred in an outdoor market and damaging some buildings.

A source in the command of Mujahideen in Wilayah Ghalghaycho told Kavkaz Center that Mujahideen attacked home of Jamaley Gandaloyev, an ex-member of UGRO MVD, in Sagopshi village (Malgobeksky district) on the night of 28 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1429 (26.11.2008). The attack was carried out using machine guns and grenade launchers. The apostate's family members were not hurt, the building was seriously damaged. According to information of Malgobek Sector of Ingush Front of the Armed Forces of the Emirate of Caucasus, Gandaloyev was until recently, a member of an organized kafir gang and is responsible for abducting and murdering Muslims in the territory of Ingushetia.

Thursday morning Russian troops surrounded the village of Dattykh, suspecting that Mujahideen were inside the village. Tuesday's gunbattle near Dattykh left three Russian soldiers dead, one Mujahid was also killed. The gunbattle lasted 5 hours, 

In other developments in Ingushetia, two police vehicles were attacked by small arms fire in Karabulak Wednesday evening, and an explosive device in a policeman's car was defused Monday near a market in Nazran.