December 27, 2002 - 18:18 AMT
GANG OF FIGHTERS INCLUDING TURKISH CITIZEN NEUTRALIZED IN RUSSIA
A small gang of fighters including a Turkish citizen was neutralized in the Russian region of Ingushetia recently. Russian president's assistant Sergey Yastrzhembsky said in the air of "Echo of Moscow" radio station. Speaking of the ties between representatives of other countries with terrorist groupings operating in the Russian territory Yastrzhembsky noted that after the recent act of terrorism in the Theater Center of Moscow the attitude of the world community to the Chechen terrorists changed. In his words, "the actions of the Turkish authorities in respect of persons implicated with Chechen terrorists, in particular, the ban of their entry to Turkey, is a direct consequence of realization of the tragedy of the Moscow act of terrorism."