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Three killed in Chechnya roadside blast
Two policemen and one local Chechnya resident were killed in an explosion, news agencies reported Wednesday, underscoring continuing tensions in the war-ravaged southern Russian region. The three were killed early Wednesday when an unidentified explosive device went off near a car being driven by one of the policemen near the village of Belgata in southern Chechnya, RIA Novosti reported, citing a police source. "As a result he and two passengers, one of whom was also a policeman, died," the source told RIA Novosti. Interfax news agency carried the same report but said the blast took place Tuesday. It identified the third victim as an unemployed Chechnya resident. Last month, Russia announced with much fanfare that it was ending a decade-long anti-terror operation in Chechnya, but violent incidents have continued in the mountainous, predominantly Muslim southern region. Posted by: ryuge 2009-05-13 |
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