12:14, 18 June 2004

$10 thousand reward offered for information about market explosion

The Chechen diaspora in Samara is ready to pay out a $ 10 thousand reward for reliable information which will help establish and find people involved in the June 4 explosion on the Kirovsky market, Said Tsentoroyev, the leader of the Diaspora and an official of the Chechen Ministry for Nationalities, Press and External Relations, told journalists on June 17. Mr Tsentoroyev's cousin and two nephews are among five people detained in connection with the terror attack.

The bomb on the Kirovsky market of Samara went off on June 4, 2004. Its minimum capacity is estimated at 1.5 kilograms of trotyl equivalent. 11 people died and about 60 were injured in the terror attack.

Editors note: See also the article "Samara's Chechens, Ingush demand equal rights".

Source: RIA Novosti