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Rebel attacks kill 6 in Caucasus

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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Rebels have launched attacks in Chechnya and a neighboring province, killing four police officers and two civilians, officials said Sunday.

The regional branch of Russia's Interior Ministry said three policemen died when rebels detonated a radio-controlled landmine early Sunday in the village of Sadovyi near the provincial capital, Grozny. The powerful blast also killed a civilian, and wounded four policemen and four local residents, it said.

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Another police officer was killed late Saturday by rebels who ambushed his vehicle near the southern village of Gekhi.

In the province of Ingushetia, west of Chechnya, gunmen fired at local police headquarters and raided an outdoor cafe in the city of Nazran late Saturday, killing a cafe worker, the regional Interior Ministry's office said.

Large-scale battles in Chechnya ended years ago, but militants continue to stage ambushes and landmine explosions against authorities. Violence also has often spilled into neighboring provinces.

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