Caucasus

Chechen Teen Stabbed to Death in Moscow

A 17-year-old university student was attacked in northern Moscow earlier this week by unknown thugs. Ethnic Chechen identified as Kazbek Dadakhanov is said to be related to former mayor of Grozny Bislan Gantamirov, Kommersant Daily reported Friday.

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November 10, 2006

7 Russian Police Officers Killed in Chechnya Attack

Seven Russian police officers have been killed and one wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen on the officers’ minivan in Chechnya in Russia’s North Caucasus.

“A special operation is under way,” the commander of Russia’s Joint Forces in the North Caucasus, Colonel-General Yevgeny Baryayev, said without giving details.

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November 8, 2006

Second Faith Healer Killed in Southern Russia

Masked gunmen burst into the home of a well-known doctor and faith healer in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia on Monday and shot her dead.

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November 7, 2006