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/ 14 March 2005

Russian authorities blow up ‘rebel house’

Russian authorities have blown up the house where rebel Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov was killed last week in a special operation, witnesses and officials said on Monday. It was unclear whether the explosion was meant as punishment for the family that allegedly gave him shelter, a safety precaution or an attempt to cover up sensitive evidence.

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/ 27 October 2003

Race against time to save trapped miners

Rescuers in a flooded mine in southern Russia raced against time on Monday to reach 13 men believed trapped in an airpocket with no food and air likely to run out within a day or two. Fears mounted over the fate of the 13, cut off from another group of 33 who were also trapped by the water but were rescued on Saturday.