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Three suspected militants killed in Russia's Dagestan

Militants have stepped up attacks on troops, police and other officials in Dagestan and other Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus republics in recent months.

02:53 03/10/2009

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MAKHACHKALA, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - Three suspected militants have been killed by police in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a local police source said on Saturday.

"Three suspected militants have been eliminated near the village of Toturbiikal of the Khasavyurt district of Dagestan," he said adding that the details of the operation are being verified.

No casualties among law-enforcement officers have been reported.

Militants have stepped up attacks on troops, police and other officials in Dagestan and other Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus republics in recent months.

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