ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Four suspected insurgent fighters were killed in a raid on a building early Saturday in the troubled southern region of Kabardino-Balkariya, an Interior Ministry official said.
Two police officers were wounded during the clash between the rebels and government forces in the city of Baksan, Interior Ministry official Marina Kyasova said. A resident and a young child caught up in the fighting were also wounded.
Kabardino-Balkariya lies west of Chechnya, which has been plagued for years by an Islamist-inspired insurgency. Government forces have registered some notable successes this year in targeting leading figures within the Kabardino-Balkariya wing of the broader North Caucasus insurgency.
Kyasova says one of the fighters killed was wanted for involvement in terrorist activities and the murder of police officers. Another man was sought for committing serious criminal acts, Kyasova said, without providing any details.
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