Five bodies shot in the head found near Sochi

With 30,000 Russian troops already on “combat alert” for the Olympic games opening in Sochi on Feb. 7, Russian security forces Thursday uncovered five bodies of men shot in the head at Stavropol, a town 300 km east of Sochi. Bomb traps surrounding the four vehicles holding the bodies exploded as security officers approached. They had taken due care to avoid this threat and were not hurt. Russia’s Counter-terror operations regime was put on the highest alert. Since January 7, all the divisions responsible for ensuring the safety of guests and participants at the Olympic Winter games, some 30,000 in all, have been on combat alert