Masked men identified as Chechen officers of the OMON special police escort an unidentified man from his home at an undisclosed location in southern Chechnya in April.
Mystery wave of abductions hits Ingushetia
Masked men in Ingushetia (population 300,000 and a tiny fragment of the restive Caucasus region) arrive in cars without license plates. In full view of witnesses, they seize their prey, shove him in the car and speed off. Weeks pass, then months -- the victim isn't heard from again.
That has happened more than 40 times this year alone in Ingushetia, say human rights groups that are demanding answers to the rising wave of abductions. Officials say almost nothing in response.
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