Gunmen attack parliament building in restive Chechnya

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Series Details 19.10.10
Publication Date 19/10/2010
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Violence broke out in Russia's Caucasus province of Chechnya on the 19 October 2010. Separatist Islamist militants reportedly stormed the parliament building in Grozny, causing casualties and taking hostages. Six people were killed and 17 others injured.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.france24.com/en/20101019-insurgents-attack-parliament-russia-chechnya
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Wikipedia: Chechnya http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya
Deutsche Welle, 19.10.10: Separatist violence erupts around Chechen parliament in Grozny http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6124690,00.html
BBC News, 19.10.10: Attack on Chechen parliament in Grozny leaves six dead http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11571673

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