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Land mine explosion in Chechnya kills civilian

10:05 13/03/2009

MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) - A civilian was killed in an antipersonnel mine explosion in southern Chechnya, a police official in the southern Russian republic said on Friday.

The incident occurred on Thursday in a wooded area near the village of Dargo in the Vedeno district, police said, adding that the details were being investigated.

Major fighting between federal troops and separatists in Chechnya ended years ago, but militants continue staging attacks on troops and authorities. Woods and mountains remain littered with mines and booby traps.

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