In Nalchik, the head of the republic's Muslim Spiritual Directorate was killed

On the evening of December 15, 2010, the chairman of the Dukhovny Administration of Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria Anas Pshikhachev. Two strangers called The 43-year-old mufti was shot from his house in Nalchik.

has been opened on the fact of the murder A criminal case .

It should be noted that this is the first case of murder in the entire post-Soviet period. head of a large religious organization in Russia. Sources

• The head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria was killed // RIA News. 2010. December 15.