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Seven killed in N Caucasus clash | |
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Four Russian policemen and three suspected rebels have been killed in fighting in Ingushetia, in Russia's troubled North Caucasus, officials say. | |
Gunmen opened fire and then detonated a landmine when police tried to get into a house in the city of Nazran, the Ingush president said. | |
The blast killed four policemen and the gunmen, as well as destroying the two-storey house, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said. | The blast killed four policemen and the gunmen, as well as destroying the two-storey house, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said. |
Muslim militants have repeatedly clashed with Ingush security forces. | Muslim militants have repeatedly clashed with Ingush security forces. |
The BBC's Richard Galpin in Moscow says the clash on Thursday is one of the most serious incidents in the mainly Muslim republic. | The BBC's Richard Galpin in Moscow says the clash on Thursday is one of the most serious incidents in the mainly Muslim republic. |
It is not clear exactly how many rebels were inside the house at the time. Other buildings in the neighbourhood were damaged. | It is not clear exactly how many rebels were inside the house at the time. Other buildings in the neighbourhood were damaged. |
Security officials are quoted as saying the suspected rebels were suicide bombers, for whom the police had been searching. | Security officials are quoted as saying the suspected rebels were suicide bombers, for whom the police had been searching. |
Just four months ago, Moscow changed the leadership in Ingushetia, fearing that otherwise violence there would spin out of control. | Just four months ago, Moscow changed the leadership in Ingushetia, fearing that otherwise violence there would spin out of control. |
The arrival of President Yevkurov had brought about something of a lull in the fighting - until now, our correspondent says. | The arrival of President Yevkurov had brought about something of a lull in the fighting - until now, our correspondent says. |
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