1998 abduction of foreign engineers took place when four United Kingdom-based specialists were seized by unidentifed Chechen gunmen in Grozny, the capital of Russia's breawakway republic of Chechnya. After more than two months in captivity, all four men were found brutally murdered, reportedly following a failed rescue bid by the Chechen security forces.

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  • 1998 abduction of foreign engineers took place when four United Kingdom-based specialists were seized by unidentifed Chechen gunmen in Grozny, the capital of Russia's breawakway republic of Chechnya. After more than two months in captivity, all four men were found brutally murdered, reportedly following a failed rescue bid by the Chechen security forces. The slayings were a major blow to the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's efforts to gain international recognition of its independence: kidnappings have become common in Chechnya since the end of the First Chechen War in 1996 as the region's de facto independent government failed to maintain law and order, but the victims at the time were rarely killed and no other foreigners were murdered in captivity. As of 2009 no one was tried in the case.
  • Убийство британских инженеров в Чечне — убийство в декабре 1998 года четверых инженеров британской компании Granger Telecom чеченскими сепаратистами. В октябре 1998 года сотрудники компании были похищены в Чечне, 7 декабря им отрубили головы.
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  • 1998 abduction of foreign engineers took place when four United Kingdom-based specialists were seized by unidentifed Chechen gunmen in Grozny, the capital of Russia's breawakway republic of Chechnya. After more than two months in captivity, all four men were found brutally murdered, reportedly following a failed rescue bid by the Chechen security forces.
  • Убийство британских инженеров в Чечне — убийство в декабре 1998 года четверых инженеров британской компании Granger Telecom чеченскими сепаратистами. В октябре 1998 года сотрудники компании были похищены в Чечне, 7 декабря им отрубили головы.
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  • 1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya
  • Убийство британских инженеров в Чечне
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