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Gunman killed in Chechnya firefight

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GROZNY, August 11 (RIA Novosti) - A militant has been killed in a firefight with federal forces in central Chechnya, the North Caucasus counterterrorist operation headquarters said Friday.

"On Thursday, at 2:30 p.m. Moscow time (10:30 a.m. GMT), a unit of Russian Interior Troops conducting a reconnaissance operation near the village of Agishty [the Shalinksy district], engaged an eight-member illegal armed group," a source at the headquarters said. "One gunman was killed in the exchange. His identity is being established."

He said there were no losses among federal servicemen. A manhunt has been launched for the other militants.

Following the July 10 killing of terrorist no.1 Shamil Basayev, who claimed responsibility for the 2004 Beslan school massacre and other atrocities, the Kremlin announced a chance for militants to lay down their arms and return to a peaceful life. The original deadline was set for August 1 but was extended until September 30. A total of 88 gunmen have taken advantage of the offer.

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