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| Militants' resistance broken down in Nalchik |
| 2010-08-29 |
| (Itar-Tass) -- Five militants were neutralized in an apartment of the residential building at the corner of Shogentsukov Avenue and Zakharov Street in downtown Nalchik, ITAR-TASS learnt at the Russian Federal Security Service Department for Kabardino-Balkaria told on Friday. "Upon the conclusion of combat actions, five bodies were found in the apartment of on the fifth floor of the residential building. All of them were local residents, their identity is being established," a FSB representative said. A special operation to neutralize a group of militants began in Nalchik at about 18.00 Moscow time on Friday, a state of the counter-terrorist operation was imposed on the city. The militants sealed off in the apartment offered severe resistance. There no victims among civilians. Investigation is underway at the site of the incident. |
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