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- The 1998 abduction of foreign engineers took place when four United Kingdom-based specialists were seized by unidentified Chechen gunmen in Grozny, the capital of the unrecognized secessionist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI). After more than two months in captivity, all four men were found brutally murdered, reportedly following a failed rescue bid. As of 2022, no one has been tried in this case. The victims were three Britons: Peter Kennedy (46), of Hereford, Darren Hickey (26), from Surrey, Rudi Petschi (42), of Devon, and New Zealand-born Stan Shaw (58). The four men had been working for Granger Telecom, a British telecommunication company which had won a £183m contract for the separatist government-run company Chechentelekom to install telephone lines, satellite links and a mobile phone system throughout the war-ravaged republic; the work was suspended after the four men were kidnapped. The slayings were a major blow to the efforts of the breakaway republic to gain international recognition of its declaration of independence. Kidnappings had become common in Chechnya, procuring over $200 million during the three year independence, particularly since the end of the First Chechen War in 1996, as the ruined region's fledgling separatist government failed to maintain law and order, with some of the kidnapped people being sold into indentured servitude to Chechen families, where they were regarded as slaves and had to endure starvation, beating, and often maiming. Since the industries of hostage-taking and slavery flourished in the inter-war years, most foreign nationals left the region by early 1998. Prior to the murder of the engineers of Granger Telecom, six foreign ICRC delegates were assassinated on 17 December 1996. A seventh delegate, also a foreigner, was wounded and left for dead. (en)
- Убийство британских инженеров в Чечне — убийство в декабре 1998 года четверых инженеров британской компании «» чеченской бандой. В октябре 1998 года сотрудники компании были похищены в Чечне, 7 декабря им отрезали головы. (ru)
- Вбивство британських інженерів у Чечні — вбивство в грудні 1998 року чотирьох інженерів британської компанії «Granger Telecom» чеченською бандою. У жовтні 1998 року співробітники компанії були викрадені в Чечні, 7 грудня їм відрізали голови. (uk)
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- Убийство британских инженеров в Чечне — убийство в декабре 1998 года четверых инженеров британской компании «» чеченской бандой. В октябре 1998 года сотрудники компании были похищены в Чечне, 7 декабря им отрезали головы. (ru)
- Вбивство британських інженерів у Чечні — вбивство в грудні 1998 року чотирьох інженерів британської компанії «Granger Telecom» чеченською бандою. У жовтні 1998 року співробітники компанії були викрадені в Чечні, 7 грудня їм відрізали голови. (uk)
- The 1998 abduction of foreign engineers took place when four United Kingdom-based specialists were seized by unidentified Chechen gunmen in Grozny, the capital of the unrecognized secessionist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI). After more than two months in captivity, all four men were found brutally murdered, reportedly following a failed rescue bid. As of 2022, no one has been tried in this case. (en)
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