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Police in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia have blocked up to 20 militants believed to be behind Saturday's attack that killed nine and wounded ten Chechen police, the republican security council said on Sunday.

"About 22 hours [18:00 GMT] on Saturday, police of the Ingush and Chechen interior ministries blocked up to 20 militants in the village of Datykh during a special operation. Artillery and mortar fire was opened on them at night and search measures were launched in that area on Sunday morning," said Alexei Vorobyov, secretary of the Ingush Security Council.

Even after Putin's policy of appeasement (i.e. support for Kadirov), the situation in North Caucasus continues to be very worrying.

Tags Technorati: Russia, Putin, Chechenya, terrorism, Ingushetia, North Caucasus.