Police kill two militants in Dagestan siege
Published: 09 October, 2007, 09:39
Two militants have been killed and another detained in a police raid on an apartment in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan.
The siege at the apartment in the capital Makhachkala lasted almost a day.
One policeman was injured in the crossfire.
The militants are wanted in connection with the killing of several policemen last week.
Several handguns and a rifle were found in the house.
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