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MOSCOW (AFP) – Four suspected rebels were killed in a clash with police in the Karachay-Cherkessia republic in Russia's North Caucasus, the Interfax news agency said Monday quoting a local Interior Ministry official.
The rebels were suspected of having mounted several attacks on officers, the official said, adding that a police officer was also injured in the clash and guns and amunition were seized.
Concerns have mounted over increased militant attacks throughout Russia's Caucasus region, where Islamist militants have been battling pro-Kremlin local authorities and Russian security forces in a sporadic insurgency.
