Top Ingush militant shot dead

Police have shot dead the man accused of being behind an attempt to assassinate the head of the Russian republic of Ingushetia, officials say.

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Sunday, 06.09.2009.

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Police have shot dead the man accused of being behind an attempt to assassinate the head of the Russian republic of Ingushetia, officials say. Rustam Dzorotov was said to have planned a suicide bomb attack in June which badly wounded Ingushetia's president, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. Top Ingush militant shot dead Two men travelling with Dzorotov were also killed after police stopped their vehicle, reports say. Ingushetia has faced increasing violence in recent months. The Federal Security Service told the Russian news agency, Tass, that Dzorotov and two other men opened fire on security officers who had stopped their car on Friday near the city of Magas. The two other men died at the scene, but Dzorotov escaped after a gunfight. However, his body was later found nearby, officials say. President Yevkurov has only recently returned to work after the attempt on his life which left him with head and chest injuries. Last month Russia began a security shake-up in Ingushetia after a suicide bombing killed 20 people at a police station. Much of the violence in Ingushetia has echoed the continuing unrest in neighbouring Chechnya, with escalating clashes in the past year between pro-Russian security forces and armed militants.

Top Ingush militant shot dead

Two men travelling with Dzorotov were also killed after police stopped their vehicle, reports say.

Ingushetia has faced increasing violence in recent months.

The Federal Security Service told the Russian news agency, Tass, that Dzorotov and two other men opened fire on security officers who had stopped their car on Friday near the city of Magas.

The two other men died at the scene, but Dzorotov escaped after a gunfight. However, his body was later found nearby, officials say.

President Yevkurov has only recently returned to work after the attempt on his life which left him with head and chest injuries.

Last month Russia began a security shake-up in Ingushetia after a suicide bombing killed 20 people at a police station.

Much of the violence in Ingushetia has echoed the continuing unrest in neighbouring Chechnya, with escalating clashes in the past year between pro-Russian security forces and armed militants.

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