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| Russia says Caucasus terrorist trained in Syria |
| 2015-12-27 |
| [RFE/RL] One of three suspected militants killed in a recent North Caucasus clash in the was trained by "terrorists" in Syria, Russian officials said. The militants were killed on December 22 in Kabardino-Balkaria, near Georgia, the national antiterrorist committee said. Troops had tried to stop a car for a routine check when the occupants opened fire, sparking a gun battle. One of those killed was Nazir Tokhov, whom the committee said went to Syria for "terrorist training" before returning to Kabardino-Balkaria to form an armed group of former detainees and "perpetrate terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus." |
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