Rescue operation over after last climber found
Published: 15 February, 2007, 16:10
The last person from a group of climbers involved in a tragic accident while exploring mountains in the Southern Russian republic of Khakassia has returned safely to a local campsite.
Rescuers had earlier recovered the bodies of four other mountaineers.A rescue operation was launched after two climbers reported the accident on Tuesday.The group of seven came from the Siberian Krasnoyarsk region and failed to inform local emergency services of their route, which complicated the rescue operation.
15.02.2007, 15:18
Militant commander killed in Chechen RepublicIn Grozny, the Chechen capital, two militants have been killed and one captured in a special police operation. The Chief of the special task force confirmed that one of the militants was a local field commander, Abdulla Damishev. |
15.02.2007, 16:19
Madrid bombing trial startsThe trial starts today in Madrid over the train bombings in Spain in March 2004, which claimed the lives of 191 people. Twenty nine suspects, most of whom are Moroccan, will appear before the court. |
