Russia tightens security for Chechnya election after killings
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Maj. Gen. Ilya Shabalkin, speaking on behalf of the Russian forces in Chechnya has confirmed that there was an attack in the Chechen capital Grozny.
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Gunmen have attacked a police station and polling stations in the Chechen capital, killing several people just over a week before an election to replace the region's assassinated president, Russian news agencies reported.
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OISKHARA, Russia - Chechnya&#39;s tense presidential election campaign came to a close with a 79 per cent turnout at the ballot box -- and the winner all but certain.
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Description: There&#39;s a presidential election Sunday in Chechnya to replace the man who was assassinated earlier this year. The election has been overshadowed by the twin airplane crashes in Russia, which are now attributed to Chechen terrorists.
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Russia&#39;s republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.
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ZNAMENSKOYE, Russia  - Chechens voted Sunday for a  new president in a tense election, but many doubted the  Moscow-backed police officer who was set to win would manage to  stamp out rebellion in the turbulent region.
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Attacks by Chechen separatists in Grozny, the capital of the breakaway Russian republic, have left several people dead. Russian news agencies reported that a number of Chechen fighters had been killed along with several pro-Russian policemen.
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Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya votes in a presidential election to replace its slain pro-Moscow leader, amid fears of rebel raids.
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There has been more violence in the strife-torn republic of Chechnya, just days before the Russian region is due to elect a new president.
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GROZNY, Russia  - Nearly five months after his predecessor was assassinated, Maj.-Gen. Alu Alkhanov was sworn in as Chechnya's president Tuesday in a heavily guarded ceremony seen as another step in the Kremlin's strategy to undermine rebels in the war-ravaged region, Russian media reported.
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Voting in the separatist Russian republic of Chechnya began amid tight security today in an election to replace Chechen President Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov, who was assassinated in a bomb attack in May.
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MOSCOW  - Responding to a string of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to significantly strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power with new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to appoint regional rulers and change voting to aid national parties that can unite the country to fight terrorism after four attacks in 10 days killed at least 430 people.
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Thousands of Russian soldiers and Chechen police are on round-the-clock vigils. Russian forces claim to have killed dozens of separatist fighters. Chechen police have orders to open fire on anyone wearing a mask.
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BESLAN, Russia : President Vladimir Putin vowed to toughen national security and pledged to defend Russian unity after a bloody hostage crisis killed at least 330 people.
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GROZNY, August 29 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Chechens Sunday, August 29, voted in an election to replace their slain pro-Moscow as another Kremlin-backed candidate was to win though seven others are standing in the race.
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Russia&#39;s restive republic of Chechnya will elect a president to replace Akhmad Kadyrov, the pro-Moscow leader killed last May, the BBC reported Sunday.