Publication: North Caucasus Analysis
June 2, 2011 02:36 PM
By: Valery Dzutsev
On May 31, police in Kabardino-Balkaria reported that they prevented an attempt to assassinate the president of the republic, Arsen Kanokov. According to a police source, two roadside bombs, the biggest of them containing five kilograms of TNT, were placed at the entrance to the city of Tyrnyauz on May 26. Kanokov had been expected to visit this Balkar-populated area in the mountains of the republic that day, but the visit was subsequently cancelled (www.kavkaz-uzel.ru, May 31).
News of a planned attack on the Kabardino-Balkarian leader only came five days after the roadside bombs were defused. It is unclear why the police did not disclose this information earlier. Whether there was really an attempt to assassinate the Kabardino-Balkarian leader or ...