19:56, 12 April 2004
Armed clash in vicinity of Avtury village in Chechnya
On the night of April 9-10, an armed clash between a rebel group and officers of Akhmad Kadyrov's security service took place on the outskirts of the Avtury village, Chechnya's Shali district. As reported by locals, both the parties took losses in dead and wounded. Details of the happening and exact number of people suffered as a result of the clash are being ascertained.
Source: Infromation Center of the Council of NGOs