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11 Russians killed in Chechnya
Rebel attacks and land mine explosions killed 11 Russian soldiers and wounded 16 in the previous 24 hours, an official in the Moscow-backed Chechen administration said on Sunday. Five of the soldiers were killed and seven wounded in 19 separate rebel attacks on federal outposts, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Rebels also clashed with soldiers in the southern Vedeno district, killing four soldiers and wounding five. A military car came under rebel fire near the village of Germenchuk in the Shali district on Saturday, the official said. As a consequence two soldiers died, the official added. Another four soldiers were wounded when their armoured personnel carrier detonated a mine near the village of Benoi in the Nozhai-Yurt district. On Sunday evening, a military truck struck a mine in Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya, wounding two soldiers, said Yasiya Khadziyev, spokesman for the Ingush Interior Ministry. Authorities on Saturday also found the bodies of one Russian officer and three soldiers in the Chechen capital, Grozny, the official said. All had bullet wounds.Posted by: Dan Darling 2003-12-01 |
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