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Daghestani Official's Son, Driver Killed In Attack

The gunmen attacked the car in the capital (RFE/RL)

27 December 2005 -- Gunmen today fired on a car carrying a senior Daghestani official, killing his son and his driver.

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December 27, 2005

Police said Deputy Interior Minister Magomed Gazimagomedov was not in the vehicle when the attack took place in Makhachkala, Daghestan's capital.

In a separate incident earlier today in Daghestan, the Interior Ministry said a shootout erupted between police and a group they were trying to apprehend.

The ministry said three officers were injured in the fighting in the village of Nuradilovo near the Chechen border. AFP reported that a police officer and a gunman were also killed.

Daghestan is frequently the scene of violent attacks aimed directly at Russian law enforcement personnel and facilities.

(AFP/AP/ITAR-TASS)

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