IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author): “A 29 June 1998 abduction near Vladikavkaz involving raiders from Ingushetia, a school bus from a summer camp with 20 six- and seven-year-old children, the driver, two security guards and two teachers [RUS33114.E]”, Document #1185516

A 29 June 1998 abduction near Vladikavkaz involving raiders from Ingushetia, a school bus from a summer camp with 20 six- and seven-year-old children, the driver, two security guards and two teachers [RUS33114.E]

No reports of a 29 June 1998 abduction near Vladikavkaz involving raiders from Ingushetia and a bus full of school-age children could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Indexed Media Review (IMR) [Ottawa]. June-July 1998

Russia country file. June-July 1998.

Electronic sources: IRB databases; LEXIS/NEXIS; WNC.

Internet sites, including:

Amnesty International. 1998

Human Rights Watch. 1998

RFE/RL Newsline. 1998

Transitions. 1998

ecoi.net description:: A 29 June 1998 abduction near Vladikavkaz involving raiders from Ingushetia, a school bus from a summer camp with 20 six- and seven-year-old children, the driver, two security guards and two teachers [RUS33114.E]

Country:: Russian Federation
Source:: IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:: 28 October 1999
Document type:: Response
Language:: English
Document ID:: 1185516 (former ID 192757)