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GROZNY, CHECHNYA, RUSSIA, JULY 27, 2002. Commander of a special company of the Chechen Interior Ministry and son of acting Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov went unscathed in an attempt on his life by a kamikaze woman terrorist in the village of Tsotsan-Yurt, Kurchaloi district. A kamikaze terrorist tried to approach Ramzan Kadyrov during an inspection of the company on Sunday at around 11.00, but was stopped by his bodyguards. Bodyguards paid attention to a freakish behaviour of the woman. Standing at a distance of about 30 meters, the kamikaze activated her explosive device, fastened to her belt. (KEYSTONE/ITAR-TASS/Str)