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Special forces officer killed in Caucasus shootout
A special forces officer was killed and two other officers wounded during a shootout with suspected terrorists militants near Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan.

A police spokesman said the “bandits” had been holed up in a house in the village of Semender since Wednesday, and started shooting after five women and a child left the building.

The counterterrorism operation in Semender began early on Wednesday, after security forces entered the village to search for a suspected member of an illegal armed group.
Posted by: ryuge 2013-03-23
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