exhaustive list of news media sources please add more there should be lots and lots russian english fox news indymedia whatever put it all in units of the caucasus front enter nalchik arguably highly pov but still a news source oct date list of unsourced facts in article please add more on such a controvertial issue every statement needs one or more sources it's ok to use a source many times when one of these gets sourced strike it out like this don't delete paris suburb riots provides a pretty good example after i do some research of my own i'm going to start taking out unsourced facts but not before hours have passed unless i find a well sourced contradictory claim a large group of militants how big says who a number of buildings associated with the russian security forces were targeted at least people were reported killed reported by whom the attackers were said to be a mixture of rebels from nearby chechnya kavkaz center report doesn't mention chechnya only units from other sectors of the caucasian front the rebels terrorists attacked a wide range of targets in the city reportedly including three police stations nalchik airport the regional headquarters of the interior ministry and federal security service the regional headquarters of the russian penitentiary system and a border guards' office civilians were targeted as well there were also bystanders shot in the street and hostages taken at a souvenir shop the fighting lasted for about four hours with heavy weapons and explosives being used by both sides a few of the rebels terrorists survived the initial fighting by taking refuge in city centre buildings and taking hostages but were killed by russian forces the following day totally unsourced seems to be taken from the kavkaz center report the russian government sent regular troops and special forces troops to nalchik to regain government control of the city chechen warlord shamil basayev subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on kavkaz center basaeyev claimed that russian security forces had been tipped off some days before the attack which resulted in increased security in nalchik paragraph the russian government and civilians in the city paragraph there was also an uncertainty set of targets