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Russia says six of its soldiers killed in Chechnya base attack

MOSCOW, Mar 24 (Reuters)Russia said on Friday that six of its soldiers had been killed while successfully repelling a militant assault on a military facility in Chechnya.
The National Guard of Russia said in a statement that a group of what it called "armed bandits" had launched an attack under the cover of fog in the early hours of Friday morning on an unnamed military facility.
It said a gun battle had ensued and that a number of Russian troops had been wounded in addition to the six who had been killed. It said six of the attackers had also been killed.
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