The Supreme Court in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia today convicted two residents of the neighboring republic of Kabardino-Balkaria for their involvement in attacks on Ingush law-enforcement agencies two years ago.
Dmitry Kurichev was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Rustam Kurozokov received a nine-year jail term.
Seventy-nine people were killed and more than 100 wounded in the series of raids in June 2004.
Russian officials say the assailants were linked to separatist fighters in Chechnya.
More than 20 other people from Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Kabardino-Balkaria have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 25 years for their role in the attacks.
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Tajik and Russian military held joint military exercises Wednesday, repelling a hypothetical intrusion by a large group of international terrorists, officials said.
The exercises involved more than 800 Tajik military cadets and servicemen deployed at the Russian military base in the ex-Soviet republic that borders Afghanistan.
Pavel Konev, deputy commander of the Russian base in Tajikistan, said the drill was aimed at improving interaction between Russian and Tajik servicemen and their combat readiness.
The exercises at the Lyaur military range 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of the Tajik capital Dushanbe involved SU-25 fighter jets, tanks and heavy artillery, Konev said.
Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov and Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Ramazan Abdulatipov watched the drill.
Russia has maintained a military presence in this impoverished Central Asian nation since the 1991 Soviet collapse. Tajikistan hosts Russia's 5,000-strong 201st Motorized Rifle Division.
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To repel terrorists. Right.
How's that Russian global campaign to destroy terrorists coming along, Pooty?
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