TWO SUICIDE BELTS FOUND IN CHECHNYA
By empty (12/11/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A cache containing two explosive belts packed with four kilograms of plastique and two kilograms of TNT has been discovered outside the village of Urdyukhoi in Chechnya\'s Shatoi district. Three mines, electric detonators and other items of ammunition were confiscated from the cache as well, a source in the republic\'s Interior Ministry told Interfax. A plastic bag containing a Borz assault rifle, seven blocks of TNT, five grenades and five detonators has been found near the village of Roshni-Chu in Chechnya\'s Urus-Martan district.Visit also
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