A military helicopter went down in Russia’s volatile province of Chechnya killing all 17 people on board, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported quoting a source in the military.
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April 28, 2007Demonstrators threw fire bombs at the Turkish Embassy in Moscow during a demonstration held to mark anniversary of Armenian genocide.
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April 26, 2007Gunmen injured six Russian policemen during a night attack on a checkpoint on the outskirts of the Chechen capital, Grozny, on Wednesday, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday quoting an interior ministry spokesman.
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April 20, 2007A field commander, Khairulla (Suleiman Imurzayev), has been killed in Chechnya, Russia’s Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
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April 4, 2007A missile fired by Islamist fighters was responsible for the plane crash that left 11 people dead in Somalia on Friday, the Reuters news agency quoted Belarus officials as saying on Sunday.
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March 26, 2007An uncle of Murat Zyazikov, the president of the South Russian internal republic of Ingushetia, was kidnapped by unidentified attackers on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
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March 23, 2007According to local police a militant leader was killed Friday during a special operation in Daghestan in southern Russia, RIA Novosti news agency reported March 23.
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Police have detained six suspects in last month’s bomb attack in a fast food McDonald’s restaurant in Russian city of St. Petersburg, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.
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March 22, 2007Russian officials say the National Anti-Terrorist Committee is working on a system that would alert the public of any terrorist threats.
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March 14, 2007Chechnya’s supreme court on Monday sentenced a Turkish man to 23 years in prison for carrying out attacks against civilians, police and Russian soldiers in the restive Caucasus state, Interfax reported.
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