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Saturday, 04 March 2006
THREE TROOPS KILLED IN SKIRMISH WITH MILITANTS IN CHECHNYA
By empty (3/4/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Three troops from Russia\'s Interior Forces were killed in an armed shootout with militants in Chechnya\'s Kurchaloi district on Friday, a source in local law enforcement told Interfax on Saturday. In the course of a reconnaissance operation in a wooded area near the community of Niki-Khita, the servicemen ran into an illegal armed unit numbering up to 20 people. Three servicemen were killed in the ensuing shootout.
Three troops from Russia\'s Interior Forces were killed in an armed shootout with militants in Chechnya\'s Kurchaloi district on Friday, a source in local law enforcement told Interfax on Saturday. In the course of a reconnaissance operation in a wooded area near the community of Niki-Khita, the servicemen ran into an illegal armed unit numbering up to 20 people. Three servicemen were killed in the ensuing shootout. The gunmen retreated towards the village of Avtury in the Shali district. The scene of the clash will be examined later on Saturday. (Interfax)