Moscow, 13 October 2005 (RFE/RL) -- A top Russian interior ministry official said at least 50 armed militants were killed today in clashes with security forces in Nalchik, the capital of the Russian Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Unrest in Nalchik on 13 October (AFP) Heavy fighting between security forces and armed militants reportedly linked the Chechen separatist leadership erupted on 13 October in Nalchik, the capital of Russia's southern republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Regional authorities say about 50 militants were killed in the unrest. There are also reports of up to 12 civilian casualties. Despite claims by federal authorities that the situation was under control, clashes were still reported by mid-afternoon.
Police in Nalchik today Chechen resistance fighters launched simultaneous attacks in the morning of 13 October against multiple targets in Nalchik, capital of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (KBR), but reportedly sustained heavy losses in fighting with Russian police and security forces. ITAR-TASS quoted KBR President Arsen Kanokov as saying that 50 of the estimated 150 militants have been killed.
A screen capture from Russian NTV television shows police evacuating a wounded colleague in Nalchik 13 October 2005 (RFE/RL) -- An RFE/RL correspondent on the scene in Nalchik reports that sporadic fighting is continuing between armed militants and security forces and police in the center of the capital of Russia's southern republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
13 October 2005 -- Police and security forces are continuing to battle armed militants in the center of the city of Nalchik, the capital of Russia's southern republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
13 October 2005 -- Police and security forces today are battling armed militants in the center of the city of Nalchik, capital of Russia's southern republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
12 October 2005 -- Police in the Russian region of Daghestan said today military engineers have defused a powerful explosive device in the regional capital Makhachkala.
12 October 2005 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry today criticized Georgia for threatening to demand the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from two of Georgia's separatist regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
7 October 2005 -- The Moscow-backed president of Chechnya says abductions are on the rise in the North Caucasus Russian republic.
5 October 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Daghestan's interior minister has called for tougher punishment for alleged terrorists.
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