Ingushetia leader hurt in attempted assassination

The president of Russia’s southern region of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, was seriously wounded on the 22 June 2009 in an assassination attempt that marked a fresh setback in the Kremlin’s campaign against terrorism in the north Caucasus. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called the attack, in the city of Nazran, 'an act of terror'.

BBC News, 22.6.09: Attack on Russian regional leader http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8112109.stm

France24, 22.6.09: Ingushetia's leader seriously wounded in motorcade attack http://www.france24.com/en/20090622-ingushetia-russian-federation-Yunus-Bek-Yevkurov-bomb-assassination-caucasus-wounded

BBC News, 12.8.09: Ingushetia minister 'shot dead' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8196689.stm

Deutsche Welle, 13.8.09: Minister gunned down in Ingushetia http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4559405,00.html

France24, 12.8.09: Minister shot dead in restive Ingushetia http://www.france24.com/en/20090812-minister-shot-dead-troubled-caucasus-region-ingushetia-russia-ruslan-amerkhanov

ITAR-TASS, 13.8.09: Medvedev reinstates in post Ingushetia president http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

BBC News, 5.9.09: Top Ingush militant 'shot dead' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8239820.stm

ITAR-TASS, 5.9.09: One of organizers of attack on Yevkurov found dead http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

BBC News, 24.6.09: Kadyrov pledges 'cruel revenge' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8117416.stm

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