Six Officers, Top Rebel Killed in Chechnya
Chechen militants killed six pro-Moscow police officers, local media reported, a blow to Russian forces in the turbulent region.
Meanwhile, rebel news sources reported the death of Akhmad Avdorkhanov, a top separatist, in a clash with security forces -- the second prominent commander to be killed this year. Pro-Russian forces said he had died in a power struggle among the guerrillas.
Local news agencies said four police officers died in a shootout Friday in the Vedeno region, in the heart of Chechnya’s mountainous south. Interfax, a Russian news agency, said two other officers were killed Friday when their car was fired on in the republic’s capital, Grozny.
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