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Ingush

[in-goosh]

noun

plural

Ingushes 
,

plural

Ingush .
  1. a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.

  2. the Caucasian language of the Ingush.



Ingush

/ ɪŋˈɡuːʃ /

noun

  1. a member of a people of S central Russia, speaking a Circassian language and chiefly inhabiting the Ingush Republic

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The 20-year-old, Russian-born Islamist Ingush accused of stabbing to death a teacher in northern France on Friday was known before the attack to be a possible security risk but could not have been expelled under current legislation, France said.

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The man was described by the police source as a Russian-born Chechen but by some French media as a Russian-born Ingush.

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The attacker was described by a police source as a Russian-born Chechen but by some French media as a Russian-born Ingush.

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He was described by some as a Russian-born Chechen and by others as a Russian-born Ingush.

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“But when I see such examples of heroism … I am Dagestani, I am Chechen, Ingush, Russian, Tatar, Jew. … I am proud of being part of this world, part of the strong, powerful multi-ethnic people of Russia.”

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