Hostage-Takers Kill 4 Attempting Rescue
From Times Wire Reports
Gunmen who seized a group of hostages have clashed with Tajik government troops trying to free the captives, killing four servicemen and wounding 10, an army spokesman said.
Officials say 15 to 17 hostages were seized June 11, but other reports have varied.
Police and military troops were moving toward a village about 15 miles east of Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital, in an operation to free the hostages, Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency said.
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