GROZNY. April 18 (Interfax-AVN) - A member of a Chechen guerilla group led by Rappani Khalilov has turned himself in to the authorities, spokesman for the federal forces in the North Caucasus Ilya Shabalkin told Interfax on Monday.
The militant, a resident of Gudermes, provided information about a weapons cache and named members of the Khalilov guerilla group to demonstrate his repentance and desire to break away from the bandits, Shabalkin said. An operation to track down the other members of the group has been launched.