A group of hooded men carrying automatic weapons broke into a house in a village near the Chechen capital Grozny overnight and killed four members of the family living there. The gunmen, numbering six or seven, shot dead 72-year-old Alvi Khamzatkhanov, his son and a cousin then made good their escape, local interior ministry officials said Saturday. A son of the cousin was also shot and died of his wounds later, they said. It was the third such killing in the village of Chechen-Aul, just southeast of Grozny, in less than a month, officials said. Last month a policeman was shot dead in his house in similar circumstances, followed by the head of the local administration. Full Story
About OODA Analyst
OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy and planning support, risk and threat management, training, decision support, crisis response, and security services to global corporations and governments.