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| Feb.3 |
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Beslan leader 'planning repeat' The Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has warned he is planning further attacks
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| Mar.8 |
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Rebel leader Maskhadov killed| Russian forces spokesman: Aslan Maskhadov was killed during the course of a 'special operation' | | |
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| Mar.15 |
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Russians 'paid Maskhadov bounty' The security service says it paid a $10m bounty for information that led to the killing of Chechen rebel leader
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| May.17 |
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Beslan school siege trial opens Nur-Pashi Kulayev, the sole known survivor from the militant group that seized a school last year, went on trial
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| Jul.29 |
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Basayev broadcast enrages Russia Russia outraged by an interview with Chechen rebel leader broadcast on ABC
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| Aug.25 |
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Blast wounds Ingushetia PM Prime Minister Ibragim Malsagov has been wounded when 2 bombs targeted his car in an assassination attempt
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| Aug.31 |
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Beslan mourns a year after siege People in Beslan are beginning 3 days of mourning to mark a year since gunmen laid siege to a school
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| Sep.2 |
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Putin meets angry Beslan mothers Russian President has met a delegation of survivors and relatives of the victims of the school siege
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1 dead in Russia army truck blast A bomb exploded in a pile of garbage in the capital of region of Dagestan
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| Sep.3 |
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Russia marks end of Beslan siege The town is preparing for a final ceremony marking the anniversary of a school siege in which 331 people died
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| Oct.13 |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided| Civilians are among killed in clashes between police and gunmen in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria province | | |
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Russian hostages freed| Russian forces killed 8 militants and freed 5 hostages who were held in a police station for nearly 24 hours | |
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| Nov.26 |
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Chechnya to elect new parliament Russia sees the vote as a major step forward in peace, while separatists dismiss it
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| Dec.16 |
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Radiation alert at plant Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation after finding 'catastrophic' levels at a chemical factory
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| Dec.26 |
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'No mistakes' says Beslan report| Prosecutors investigating last year's school siege say no mistakes were made by the authorities during the crisis | |
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| Dec.28 |
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Beslan report blames police| The head of the parliamentary commission: local law enforcement officials negligently ignored instructions | |
North Caucasus
