10 Soldiers Killed in Chechen Rebel Attacks
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Ten Russian servicemen were killed in rebel attacks in Chechnya in 24 hours, an official in the Kremlin-backed Chechen administration said.
Five Russian soldiers were killed when military positions and checkpoints came under rebel fire, the official said. Three more soldiers died when their vehicle hit a land mine, and two Interior Ministry special troops were killed in a clash with rebels.
In the neighboring republic of Dagestan, meanwhile, Russian forces were fighting a band of Chechen insurgents who crossed into Dagestan last week.
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