Eleven Chechen conscripts were killed and seven injured on 6 August when the truck in which they were traveling was blown up by a remote-controlled mine in Shatoi Raion, hitherto regarded as one on the most peaceful in Chechnya, Russian agencies reported. The dead included three nephews of Chechen mufti Akhmed-Hadji Shamaev. In a breach of normal security procedure, the truck was not accompanied by Russian armored vehicles. (RFE/RL)