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Sister Of Chechen Rebel Leader Abducted


Doku Umarov 12 August 2005 -- The sister of a Chechen rebel leader was kidnapped by masked gunmen today, according to a Chechen official.

An official in the pro-Moscow Chechen government, speaking under condition of anonymity, said about six masked men in camouflage uniforms seized Natasha Khumadova from her home in the town of Urus-Martan early this morning. Khumadova is the sister of Chechen rebel commander Doku Umarov.

Witnesses said they saw her being forced into an off-road vehicle.

Aleksandr Cherkasov of the Russian rights group Memorial, said such abductions are "very much a part of the tactics of federal forces."

Cherkasov told Ekho Moskvy radio that relatives of well-known rebel leaders have been kidnapped in the past.

(AFP)

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