Putin's call came after a weekend siege in the town of Nalchik, capital of Russia's republic of Kabardino-Balkaria that borders Chechnya. Three alleged militants were killed there and five detained after a standoff with Russian forces.
Putin told Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev he approved of the action, and said ministry forces should treat militants "more severely."
Meanwhile, Russian security forces say a suspected militant was killed today during a security raid in the Northern Caucasus republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia.
Also today, Russian military officials said two militants were killed in Chechnya.
The latest violence follows a car bombing in Daghestan last week that killed three people. A siege in Nalchik last month ended when security forces killed militants trapped in a residential district.
(AFP/Reuters/AP/ITAR-TASS)
Putin told Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev he approved of the action, and said ministry forces should treat militants "more severely."
Meanwhile, Russian security forces say a suspected militant was killed today during a security raid in the Northern Caucasus republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia.
Also today, Russian military officials said two militants were killed in Chechnya.
The latest violence follows a car bombing in Daghestan last week that killed three people. A siege in Nalchik last month ended when security forces killed militants trapped in a residential district.
(AFP/Reuters/AP/ITAR-TASS)
