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| 2005-12-24 |
| Seven Russian soldiers and two police have been killed in fighting in Chechnya over the past 24 hours, an official in the pro-Russian local government said Friday. Six soldiers were killed and three injured in 16 attacks by Chechen rebels on federal positions, the official told AFP. Another soldier was killed Thursday when the vehicle he was in hit a land mine near the Russian base at Khankala outside the capital Grozny. Two Chechen police officers were killed and one was injured on Friday in another land mine incident near the southeastern town of Vedeno. Unofficial reports indicate that the military continues to suffer losses despite Kremlin claims to have pacified the tiny, mostly Muslim province. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |