Religious figure Ibragim Belkhoroev was killed in Ingushetia

A religious figure, the great-grandson of Sheikh Batal-Khadji Belkhoroev, Ibragim Belkhoroev, died during the assassination attempt, Kavkazsky Uzel reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

On the night of December 31, a Hyundai Solaris car carrying two men was fired at in Nazran, reported the Investigative Committee . The department did not give their names. It is known that the 28-year-old driver was injured during the assassination attempt. According to the "Caucasian Knot", this is Abo Aushev. He is in intensive care.

A criminal case has been opened on attempted murder and illegal circulation of weapons and ammunition. No arrests of the suspects have yet been reported.

• Ibragim Belkhoroev is a descendant of Sheikh Batal-hadzhi Belkhoroev, who headed one of the currents of Islam in Ingushetia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In May 2016, there was already an attempt on Ibragim Belkhoroev, but then he was not injured.