29/03/2011 11:27
Doku Umarov possibly among militants killed in Ingushetia
Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov could have been among those killed during fighting in the North Caucasus region, a local law enforcement source told Interfax.
Seventeen rebels were killed on Monday in an attack on a base in Ingushetia used by Islamist insurgents to train suicide bombers, Russia's anti-terror committee said. The raid involved ground forces and air strikes. Three Russia servicemen were also killed in the violence.
The identities of the militants have not yet been established, but law enforcement officials say there is a possibility that Umarov, one of Russia's most wanted terrorists, could have been killed in the attack, RIA Novosti reported.