Moldovan Officer Killed by Rebels
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KISHINEV, Moldova — A Moldovan policeman was killed early Saturday by separatists in the breakaway Dniester region of eastern Moldova, officials said Saturday.
Separatists opened fire on a police car, killing Nikolai Sotmichenko and wounding several other officers, Interior Ministry spokesman Dumitru Corleteanu said.
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