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| Caucasus gunmen 'put to flight' | Caucasus gunmen 'put to flight' |
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| Russian security forces have stormed an apartment in the North Caucasus town of Cherkessk, killing at least one gunman, Russian media report. | Russian security forces have stormed an apartment in the North Caucasus town of Cherkessk, killing at least one gunman, Russian media report. |
| Earlier at least three suspected Islamist militants were reported to be exchanging fire with Russian forces surrounding the five-storey building. | Earlier at least three suspected Islamist militants were reported to be exchanging fire with Russian forces surrounding the five-storey building. |
| Unconfirmed reports say one was captured and others fled the scene. | Unconfirmed reports say one was captured and others fled the scene. |
| Cherkessk, in the Russian republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, lies west of war-ravaged Chechnya. | Cherkessk, in the Russian republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, lies west of war-ravaged Chechnya. |
| No other casualties were reported in the clash. | No other casualties were reported in the clash. |
| Firefighters entered the smoking apartment after the assaultEarly on Monday troops sealed off the apartment block on Lenin Prospect in the town centre, where about three gunmen were holed up. | |
| A Russian TV reporter said several explosions were heard and residents were evacuated from the area. | A Russian TV reporter said several explosions were heard and residents were evacuated from the area. |
| Local officials described the gunmen as "Wahhabi" Muslims. | Local officials described the gunmen as "Wahhabi" Muslims. |
| The Itar-Tass news agency named the dead gunman as Timur Tokov, a follower of a wanted militant called Achmez Gochiyayev. | The Itar-Tass news agency named the dead gunman as Timur Tokov, a follower of a wanted militant called Achmez Gochiyayev. |
| Karachay-Cherkessia has seen less militant violence in recent years than the republics immediately adjacent to Chechnya - Ingushetia and Dagestan. | Karachay-Cherkessia has seen less militant violence in recent years than the republics immediately adjacent to Chechnya - Ingushetia and Dagestan. |