Fighting on Georgian border

Moscow - Fierce clashes raged yesterday on Chechnya's border with Georgia between Russian forces and separatist rebels trying…

Moscow - Fierce clashes raged yesterday on Chechnya's border with Georgia between Russian forces and separatist rebels trying to break through a tightening noose of advancing government troops.

Russia military headquarters told the Interfax news agency that the fighting broke out near the border settlement of Omi-Chu. At least one Russian soldier was reported killed in the first serious border clashes since Chechen fighters fled for cover into Georgia this week.

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