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Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of the Chechen separatists, detained on September, 17, in Warsaw and then released out of custody left Poland on Sunday, September, 19 but promised to return soon.

Our source in law enforcement bodies reports that a dead military man has been found in Ingushetia, in a car belonging to his missing colleague.

Irbek Doev, chief of the press-service of Permanent Mission of North Osetia under Russian President reported on September, 19, that the corpse of Zeinab Tuayeva, a victim of terror in Vladikavkaz, who died on September, 16, in one of the Moscow clinics would be first taken by airplane to North Osetia and then to Georgia, her motherland.

On September 19, liturgy will be held in the Armenian Church of "Sacred Cross" (Surb Khach), located on Lake Van. Armenian organizations refused take part in the event because there is no Christian cross crowning the church dome.

Today in Tskhinvali, near the building of the parliament, which was burnt down in August 2008, an action named "Wall of Lie and Truth" was held, dated to the 20th anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.

As stated today by Dmitri Kozak, Vice-Premier of Russia, at the sitting of the interdepartmental commission for preparing the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, held within the International Investment Forum "Sochi-2010", by 2012, Sochi will forget about problems in its ecology.

On September 17, Valery Tsomartov and Dzhambulat Ozdoev, ombudsmen of North Ossetia and Ingushetia, respectively, made a joint statement condemning the terror act committed in Vladikavkaz on September 9 by a suicide bomber.

Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of Chechen separatists, who was not arrested by the Warsaw Regional Court on September 17 in spite of the request of the Polish Prosecutor's Office, may any moment leave Poland. The court justified its decision to release Zakaev by the fact that he had been granted political asylum in Great Britain - a member-country of the European Union.

A number of public and human rights organizations of the Krasnodar Territory have to Sochi to hold their congress. In parallel, they inspect the Olympic objects.

All the figurants of the incident filmed and then placed on the Internet on September 11, showing violence in Armenian army, have been identified and delivered to the Military Police of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia. A criminal case was initiated.

Today, several hundreds of young men held a rally near the memorial "Eternal Flame", located at the entrance to the city park, which was blown up on September 17. The lay down 138 roses - by the number of soldiers buried there - to the survived part of the memorial.

Today, Elista has started celebrations on the occasion of the 145th anniversary from the foundation date of the city. The celebratory programme includes a festival of national cultures, youth festival "To My Favourite City!", photo exhibitions, inter-regional festival-contest of variety songs "Kind Neighbours-2010" and other events.

This summer, Nagorno-Karabakh fixed 14 cases, when snakes bit humans; two of them were fatal. This was reported by Alen Pogosyan, deputy minister of public health of Nagorno-Karabakh. The reason of snake raised activity was in abnormally hot summer; and sometimes it is not possible to save people because hospitals lack the necessary drugs.

On September 17 in central Vladikavkaz militiamen detained Azamat Aguzarov, who sharply criticised the authorities at the rally held on September 15. This is reported by the author of the blog "Ossetia and Around: View from Inside", placed on the website of the "Caucasian Knot".

Two residents of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region, - Albert Galimov, 61, and his wife Natalia Serdyukova, 47, - disappeared in the mountains of Karachai-Circassia, in the vicinity of Arkhyz.

As explained by Asmik Khachatryan, head of the PR division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Matters, the new law, prepared in Armenia, will guarantee protection of rights of people with limited capabilities.

Timur (Suleiman) Kurbanmagomedov, accused of putting kiosks selling alcohol on fire, was transferred from SIZO-1 (investigatory detention facility) of Makhachkala to the IVS (temporary detention facility) of the MIA of Dagestan. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Magomed Guchuchaliev, Kurbanmagomedov's advocate.

The prosecutor's office of Dagestan has again taken under personal control the case on the fact of execution on November 3, 2006, by law enforcers from the Kazbek ROVD (District Interior Division) of Sapiyat Magomedova, who was in the fourth month of pregnancy. This was reported on September 16 by her husband - Gasan Baisultanov.

As reported today by Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary of Russian President in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the persons Involved in the terror act in Vladikavkaz had been established. According to his story, "the investigation has moved rather far."

Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of Chechen separatists, earlier announced by Russia into international search for terrorist activities, who came to the Polish capital for taking part in the World Congress of Chechen People, can be released. This decision was made today by the Warsaw Regional Court.