| Four Russian servicemen and two Russian police officers were killed in attacks and land mine explosions in rebel Chechnya over the past day, an official in the Moscow-backed Chechen administration said Sunday. Two soldiers died and eight were injured when Russian positions came under rebel fire, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Another two soldiers were killed and three injured when their armoured personnel carrier hit a mine near Roshnichu in the Urus-Martan region. Another truck hit a mine near Argun, killing two police officers and wounding eight, the Chechen official said. Russia shelled suspected rebel positions in the Itum-Kale and Shali regions, and federal forces detained 150 people for further checks on suspicion of aiding the rebels, the Chechen official said. |