Three police officers killed in Russia's Dagestan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three police officers were killed on Monday in a shootout in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, regional authorities said.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
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