GROZNY, February 17, 2004 (RIA Novosti) -- A base of militants has been liquidated in Ingushetia (a republic in the North Caucasus, Chechnya's neighbour), the regional counter-terrorist operation staff told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
"Chechen and Ingush policemen were checking the information given by local residents and discovered a base of militants near the village of Surkhakhi (Ingushetia) yesterday," the staff reported.
According to RIA Novosti, the base consisted of two tents, each admitting up to eight people, places to cook and eat and three trenches.
The base was blown up, he noted.
