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| Russian security officer blown up in Caucasus |
| 2012-06-11 |
| A Russian state security service officer died of multiple wounds after attackers blew up his car in the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria. After the blast in the town of Baksan late Saturday, the officer with the FSB security service was sent to the hospital with multiple injuries and had his legs amputated. In a statement, Moscow-based investigators said, "He died despite medical assistance being rendered." Police later engaged in a shootout during a security sweep after some men opened fire when asked to provide documents. One attacker was killed and three police officers were injured. Regional police said that two suspected |
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