Terrorism: Algerian Al Qaida agent killed in North Caucasus

Gulf News - An Al Qaida agent has been killed by government forces in North Caucasus, Russian news agencies cited security officials as saying on Monday.

State-run RIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass quoted an unidentified Federal Security Service official as saying that an Alegrian was one of two militants killed in a raid in the Dagestan province late on Sunday near the border with Chechnya.

Russian authorities said a number of Arabs have fought alongside insurgents in Chechnya and neighbouring provinces of the North Caucasus.

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