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| Caucasus |
| Caucasus Corpse Count |
| 2004-08-12 |
| Eight Russian soldiers were killed in rebel raids in Chechnya over the past day, an official in the Kremlin-backed regional administration said Wednesday. Six of them died in 20 rebel attacks on Russian bases and checkpoints over the last 24 hours, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Eleven servicemen were wounded in these raids. Two other soldiers were killed in a clash with residents during security checks carried out in the village of Niki-Khita in the southern Kurchaloi region on Wednesday morning, the official said. Four local police officers also were wounded when rebels shelled their vehicle as they headed to the scene to help the servicemen. In Grozny, two federal military officers were kidnapped Tuesday by unidentified assailants at a street market, the official said. And in the village of Novogrozny, east of Grozny, two rebels were killed Tuesday when an explosive device they were trying to plant accidentally detonated in their hands. Federal artillery shelled suspected rebel bases in southern Chechnya, and federal forces detained at least 200 people on suspicion of rebel links over the past 24 hours, the official said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |