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Irakli Alasaniya, the leader of the "Our Georgia – Free Democrats" Party, has resigned from the post of the Defence Minister and stated that Georgia is in political crisis.

As claimed by law enforcement bodies, one militant was killed during the storming of the blocked house in the village of Chegem Vtoroi in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). According to power agents, another man is still in the blocked house; the special operation was postponed until the morning.

Dance groups from the Caucasus, countries of Europe and the Middle East have performed in Nalchik at the Festival "Dances over Elbrus". On Tuesday, they travelled outside the KBR capital to give concerts in other parts of the republic.

The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has begun considering the appeal complaint lodged by 13 figurants of the criminal case, convicted for attempting to seize power, organization of an illegal armed formation and participation in it, and activities of aiding terrorist.

Farid Askerov accused of beating the rights defender Ilgar Nasibov has admitted his guilt and repented of his deed. Ilgar Nasibov has stated that he has no claims against Farid Askerov; and the court has stopped the criminal case.

On Tuesday, a CTO (counterterrorist operation) regime was introduced in the territory of the village of Chegem Vtoroi of the Chegem District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). Militants were blocked in one of private houses, sources from law enforcement bodies report.

On the mourning Ashura Day, mosques of Shiite Muslims throughout Azerbaijan held special services. The police prevented street marches and incidents; however, in the village of Nardaran, participants of mosque services voiced out political slogans.

In the evening on November 3, the hospital in the village of Yandar of the Nazran District of Ingushetia was approached by a local resident with a gunshot wound. The police have launched an investigation.

In Dagestan, the hunger strike held by local residents in Makhachkala with demand for the resignation of the Dagestani leader, involves seven persons. The hunger-strikers chose their representatives to discuss their demands at the Public Chamber of Dagestan.

In the morning on November 4, in the central part of the Chechen capital, law enforcers carried out mass check of IDs of residents of apartment buildings, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. Residents of Grozny associate holding of "passport checks" with the today's celebration of the Russian National Unity Day.

In the morning on Tuesday, a fire happened in one of the rooms of the Grozny Airport in Chechnya. The fire has been localized, no one suffered, and the airport works without any interruptions.

The Public Chamber of Chechnya has decided to establish a special commission for monitoring the social networks on the Internet. Its main mission will be to counter extremist statements, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Bekkhan Gelgoev, the head of youth human rights organization "Youth for the Future" and a member of the International Youth Human Rights Movement, and his colleague Zhalavdi Geriev, who were deported on November 2 from Georgia, arrived in Russia by the flight Kutaisi-Moscow.

In western regions of Georgia and in Adzharia (Adjara) heavy rains and snowfalls led to house flooding and blockage of highway sections.

During the week from October 27 to November 2, 2014, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus at least three persons were killed, and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Ismail Haji Berdiev, the Chairman of the Coordinating Centre of North-Caucasian Muslims and the Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) performed the rite of "dua" in memory of the deceased.

The mothers of large families who had arrived from Volgograd have completed a series of solo pickets in Moscow, where they demanded the fulfilment by the authorities of their due social obligations. On November 1, after sending their appeals to the MPs of the State Duma and senators of the Federation Council, mothers went back to Volgograd.

The information about the persons, who suffered from illegal actions of power agents at night on October 28 in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny, will be checked by the leadership of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

A car driver opened fire at policemen in response to their demand to stop, and was killed by return fire, Dagestani law enforcers assert.

Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of the village of Shaumyan, Kizlyar District, accused of aiding militants and illegal possession of firearms and drugs, told his advocate that he recognized a policeman in one of prosecution witnesses, who had beaten him up after detention.