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Security Forces Conduct Counterterrorist Operation In Ingushetia


At least one suspected militant has been killed in a special operation in Russia's North Caucasus region of Ingushetia.

Local police say a group of gunmen opened fire at police officers early on April 8 in the village of Dalakovo.

A counterterrorism operation in the village is continuing.

Ingushetia, along with Russia's other volatile North Caucasus republics such as Kabardino-Balkaria, Daghestan, and Chechnya, continues to experience violence linked to Islamic extremists and organized criminal groups.

Based on reporting by RIA Novosti and Interfax

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