On 3 August, the Russian foreign ministry warned that an extensive military conflict was about to erupt.

A spokesman for the Russian interior ministry said at least four million dollars had been handed over to the gunmen, half the figure quoted earlier.

The Russian foreign ministry has claimed that the death was caused by a "stray bullet".

On his release, the Russian interior ministry stated that he was released because the charges against him "are not of a particularly grave nature".

Initial reports from the Russian ministry in charge of emergency situations had said that only 40 had been injured.

In 1868, he started his service at the Russian ministry of foreign affairs.

The Russian ministry of defense dismissed the video as a Chechen dirty trick.

On January 21, 2009 Russian ministry of foreign relations officially denied the transfers.

The Russian foreign ministry said the extradition was the result of "unprecedented political pressure."

The Russian foreign ministry said the perpetrators "must get the punishment they deserve".