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| Russian troops killed in metro operation |
| 2010-06-04 |
| Several members of the Russian security service were killed while attempting to detain a rebel group linked to the Moscow metro bombings, an official said Wednesday. "Literally yesterday we carried out a special operation in Dagestan. Unfortunately as a result of the special operation, FSB troops were killed, some were wounded," said the head of the FSB security service, Alexander Bortnikov."We were working against the band that is linked to the explosions in the Moscow metro," said Bortnikov, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. Two suicide bombings in the Moscow metro on March 29 killed 40 and wounded more than 100. One FSB officer and one guide died from gunshot wounds, while another FSB officer and a guide were hospitalised after the incident, investigators said in a statement, adding that the operation aimed to track down and arrest armed groups. |
| Posted by:Fred |