Seven die as police, rebels clash in south Russia
Five armed insurgents, one police officer and a bystander were killed on Wednesday in separate clashes near Russia’s turbulent Chechnya region, local media reported. The bodies of three rebels were recovered from a house in the Ingushetia region, where police had trapped them after pursuing them from neighboring Chechnya, Itar-Tass news agency reported. It said one police officer was killed. Full Story