Chechen Jailed For 12 Years For 1995 Raid

Shamil Basayev pictured during the Budyonnovsk raid in 1995 (AFP)
May 22, 2006 -- A Russian court has sentenced a Chechen militant to 12 years in prison over a hostage-taking raid in the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk in 1995.

Nur-Magomed Khatuyev was arrested last year in Belarus.

More than 20 suspects have been convicted so far for involvement in the raid on the Budyonnovsk hospital by a group of militants led by separatist commander Shamil Basayev.

Nearly 150 people died in the incident.

(RIA Novosti, Interfax)

Chechen Jailed For 12 Years For 1995 Raid

Shamil Basayev pictured during the Budyonnovsk raid in 1995 (AFP)May 22, 2006 -- A Russian court has sentenced a Chechen militant to 12 years in prison over a hostage-taking raid in the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk in 1995.

Shamil Basayev pictured during the Budyonnovsk raid in 1995 (AFP)
May 22, 2006 -- A Russian court has sentenced a Chechen militant to 12 years in prison over a hostage-taking raid in the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk in 1995.