Clashes rock Russian republic of Dagestan
Published: 14 May, 2009, 13:39
It is the second day police and security forces have been involved in a gunfight with alleged militants in the forests of the Southern Russian Republic of Dagestan.
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Published: 14 May, 2009, 13:39
It is the second day police and security forces have been involved in a gunfight with alleged militants in the forests of the Southern Russian Republic of Dagestan.