Refraining from disclosing the name of the terrorist, law enforcers, however, reported that born in 1975, he was the so-called emir of the Vedensky district's Kharachoi village.
The terrorist said that his group totaling nine people is also ready to surrender. However, the militants are waiting for a decision to be taken with regard to their commander. Although all of them realize that criminal proceedings can be initiated against them for participation in illegal armed formations, they decided to go out of Basayev's control.
Another terrorist, who was a member of the terrorist group that operated in Grozny's Oktyabrsky district from December 1999 through March 2000, has surrendered to law enforcers.
Both terrorists are being questioned, the HQ's message says.
In the course of a special operation a terrorist base has been destroyed in the Vedensky district, with seven terrorists killed, according to preliminary information.
The base, consisting of several dug-outs, tents and first-aid rooms, was spotted four kilometers to the east of the Dyshne-Vedeno village. On the approaches to the village the unit of federal forces came under fire from small arms. The federal forces unit responded with shellfire. Some of the terrorist, including several wounded ones, managed to escape.
The federal forces have detained a terrorist contact, resident of Dyshne-Vedeno, in the Vedensky district, the regional HQ reports.
The contact was identified as a member of Rizvan Bachagayev's (killed in 2003) terrorist group and supplied fighters with food and informed them about federal forces' movement.
The detainee has been confined in a temporary detention center. Investigation is under way.
