Duma of Russia: Hostage-taking in IK-19 was prepared abroad

Today's hostage-taking in IK-19 in Surovikino, Volgograd region, could have been inspired from abroad to disrupt allied relations with Muslim countries. This is stated in the statement of the acting Chairman of the Duma of the Russian Federation Mufti Damir Mukhetdinov.

"The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation declares categorical rejection of the actions of criminals to take hostages. There are grounds to assert that the hostage—taking was inspired from outside Russia to discredit the line of Russian President Vladimir Putin to strengthen allied relations with the countries of the global South, a significant part of which belongs to the Islamic civilization," the statement said, which is available to TASS.

As EADaily reported, IK-19 is being stormed at this moment, according to incoming information, two Islamists who had previously taken the colony employees hostage and staged a massacre have already been wounded, and one has been killed.

According to Readovka, one of the employees of the colony IK-19 was rescued from the captivity of terrorists. Now he was taken away by an ambulance on duty nearby. The terrorists failed to activate the vest with an explosive device, now it is being checked by sappers.