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| Two police officers killed in Chechnya shootout |
| 2009-09-14 |
| (Xinhua) -- Two police officers were killed in an attack in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Sunday, citing the regional interior ministry. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint in a town 16 km east of Grozny, the republic's capital, late on Saturday, leaving two policemen dead, a source with the interior ministry said. Over 150 spent cartridges were discovered at the scene, and an operation to find the assailants is under way, the source said. In April, the Kremlin formally ended an anti-terrorist operation in Chechnya, which has experienced two bloody wars in the past 15 years. The troubled North Caucasus republics have seen a rise in violence in recent months, with attacks on police, officials and troops, and special operations against militants being reported almost daily. |
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