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Policeman, militant killed in shootout in Daghestan - 1

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MAKHACHKALA, October 25 (RIA Novosti) - A policeman and a militant were killed Thursday in a shootout in Daghestan, a republic in Russia's troubled North Caucasus, a local police source said.

Another police officer was injured in the clash, which occurred at 10:30 a.m. local time (6:30 a.m. GMT), in a forest in the Khasavyurt District in northern Daghestan.

Security forces are conducting a search operation for a second militant and have surrounded an area where he is believed to be hiding.

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