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Two militants shot dead in south Russia's Dagestan

22:44 08/10/2009

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MAKHACHKALA, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - Two militants were shot dead on Thursday during a special operation in the south Russian republic of Dagestan, the local security service said.

A spokesman told RIA Novosti that the militants were Gadzhimurad Kamalutdinov, the leader of a terrorist group based in the regional capital, Makhachkala, and his wife.

The special operation took place in a village in the Kirovaul Kizilyurtovsky district.

An automatic rifle, a pistol and several grenades were found at the scene of the shootout. Investigators are continuing to search the site.

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