A car caught fire near a mosque near Pyt-Yakh

April 25, 2014 of the year in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, near the mosque in the village of Vzlyotny caught fire automobile.

Police officers determined that there were “ flammable and powdery substances which, due to improper storage, have led to vehicle fire . A criminal case has been initiated under Art. 222 of the Criminal Code (illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, their main parts, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices).

According to representatives muftiyat, “ the incident could have been a failed terrorist attack or an attempted arson temple ." They pay attention to the fact that the car caught fire at the moment when the parishioners of the mosque dispersed after Friday prayers.

Sources

• Mufti does not rule out that a terrorist attack was planned near the mosque in Pyt-Yakh // islamnews. 2014. April 28.
• Pyt-Yakh police investigate car fire // Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra. 2014. April 26.