6 police, 8 millitants killed in Russia’s restive North Caucasus
By APWednesday, June 16, 2010
14 killed in Russia’s North Caucasus
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — Officials say six policemen and eight militants have been killed in separate shootings in Russia’s violence-plagued North Caucasus.
Regional police spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov said four policemen were killed and three wounded on Wednesday in the Kostek village in the province of Dagestan during a siege that left five militants dead. Police found weapons and explosives in the apartment where the rebels were hiding, he said.
In a separate incident, four gunmen were killed after they refused police orders to pull over and opened fire on the officers, Gasanov said.
Two police died in further attacks — one in Dagestan and another in the nearby Kabardino-Balkaria province.
The North Caucasus has seen an increase in violence in the last year, mostly attributed to Islamist separatist militants.
