The security services claim the man knew his acquaintance had joined a terrorist group at least a month before the attack took place.

www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/417...

The man is likely to be the uncle of one of the killed militants. He was originally reported as detained in 2023, but there was no subsequent confirmation of an arrest or formal charges being filed.

www.kavkazr.com/a/v-ingushet...

One man, aged 29, is accused of preparing an attack on an energy and defence facility. He was detained last November.

The second, aged 26, is accused of storing explosives for the group

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And here's its faithful representation of that photo!

I may be sticking with ChatGPT for this task...

Because ChatGPT has been winding me up and for many things people say Claude is better, I thought I'd give it a go.

Here's the picture that I gave it:

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Some of the people look like they shouldn’t be included at all. For example, Chechen Prime Minister Magomed Daudov appears to make the cut because he is publicly addressed as “my brother.” This is not an indication of a familial relation!

Sometimes, the definitions are ignored or appear to have been retroactively adjusted. For example, the focus is on the current composition of the elite, but historical occupancy of state roles is also included. Again, this inflates the numbers.

In some cases, definitional boundaries appear to be stretched to allow certain people to be included. For example, in some cases they include compatriots where ties are very close. In other words, they include non-blood ties. When the focus is on familial nepotism, this inflates the numbers.