In Rostov-on-don will make a decision on the case, Basayev’s gang

Today, December 13, will be sentenced two members of a gang of Shamil Basayev in the North Caucasus military district court, accused of premeditated hostage-taking in the face of civilians Buddenovsk, located in the Stavropol region.

Recall, the acts of persons belonging to the gang of Shamil Basayev, who perpetrated a bloodbath in the city of Budennovsk more than 20 years ago, became one of the first terrorist attacks of this magnitude committed on the territory of post-Soviet Russian Federation. For five days in Budenovske more than 160 members of the gang of Shamil Basayev killed about 130 people and caused various injuries of not less than 317 local residents. Armed with different firearms and explosives, criminals within five days held hostage more than 1.5 thousand people.

It should be noted that during the Commission of the terrorist attack in Budennovsk the police of the weapons were only pistols and batons, failed to provide adequate resistance to the militants, armed with automatic weapons that killed more than two dozen law enforcement officers.