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Security services kill 12 militants in Russia's North Caucasus

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NAZRAN, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - Twelve militants were killed during a special counterterrorism operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, a spokesman for the local police said on Thursday.

"Twelve members of illegal armed formations have been eliminated, 10 firearms and a batch of ammunition were confiscated," the spokesman said.

Ingushetia has seen an increase in fighting between federal forces and militants of late.

On Wednesday the Federal Security Service's (FSB) Ingushetia department announced it had launched a counterterrorist operation in the village of Alkun and the neighboring forest.

An FSB spokesman earlier said the operation was scheduled to end at 5 p.m. Moscow time (14:00 GMT) on Thursday.

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