MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) - Security forces have killed five militants in the Chechen Republic, the Russian Interior Ministry reported.
A statement from the ministry's press service for the north Caucuses region said that near Shamil Khutor in the Vedeno Region (eastern Chechnya), during combat with bandits discovered on the outskirts of the town, two militants were killed.
At the site of the clash, submachine guns and grenade launchers were found, along with a large ammunition cache.
On the same day in Urus Martan District (central Chechnya), police killed another three militants who resisted arrest using armed force.
The militants were in possession of a machine gun, an ammunition cache, and bags containing food and identity papers.
Special forces have detained three police officers for aiding bandits, the statement said.
