The MI8 crash in Vladikavkaz may not have been a tragic accident. Today, the extremist organization Kataib al-Hawl claimed responsibility for the helicopter crash. The militants' statement was sent by email to the Kavkaz-Center website. It talks about carrying out “September 11th operation against infidel military aircraft.” Meanwhile, representatives of North Ossetian law enforcement agencies note that the existence of such a militant group has not been confirmed, and there is no reason to consider the Mi-8 crash a terrorist attack.