Four police killed in shootout in Russian Caucasus

MOSCOW: Four police and three suspected rebels were killed Wednesday in a shootout in the Russian Caucasus region of Dagestan, a police spokeswoman told foreign news agency.

The shootout took place as police surrounded suspected rebels in a village in the Khasavyurtovsky district in northern Dagestan, the spokeswoman for the Dagestan interior ministry said.

Dagestan, in the volatile North Caucasus region in the south of Russia, has been the site of regular attacks against security services.

7 Militants Surrender, 3 Suspects Detained: Swat

Swat, Pakistan: 7 Militants Surrender, 3 Suspects Detained,  Seven militants surrendered to security forces in Matta and Kabal whereas three suspects were apprehended.
More than 700 militants have surrendered in Swat so far. Security forces arrested three suspected militants from Matta and Manglore and shifted them to some unknown place. On the other hand, key militant commander Shaukat’s corpse was recovered from Prem Pul area of Matta.

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7 Militants Surrender, 3 Suspects Detained: Swat was first posted on November 12, 2009 at 3:33 pm.