 Special forces stormed a house in a Russian region bordering Chechnya on Sunday, local news agencies reported, killing a number of militants. Interfax said shots and explosions could be heard in central Makhachkala, capital of the Dagestan region, after gunmen returned fire during the raid, killing two police. There were conflicting reports about the exact death toll. Agencies had quoted local officials as saying five militants died but later they revised this down to four. Russian television showed armed, masked men surrounding a house, smoke rising above leafy town streets and dead men lying on the ground. |