From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/31/2006 9:04 AM
Photo: AFP
Photo: AFP
Seven Killed in Clashes Between Police and Rebels in South Russia
31.05/2006
MosNews
Five armed insurgents, one police officer and a bystander were killed on Wednesday in separate clashes near Russia’s turbulent Chechnya region, Reuters news agency reports.
The bodies of three rebels were recovered from a house in the Ingushetia region, where police had trapped the men after pursuing them from neighbouring Chechnya, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. It said one police officer had been killed.
Two insurgents were killed in a gunfight with police in the nearby region of Dagestan, which also borders Chechnya, Interfax news agency reported. A bystander was hurt in the shooting and later died in hospital, the agency said.
Chechen rebels have fought a decade-long war for independence from Moscow. Russia is now fighting the resulting insurgency and crime which has spread to other parts of the North Caucasus region.
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