Around 30 rebel Chechens were reported killed today after a weekend of military operations by federal Russian forces in the separatist republic, according to the news agency ITAR-TASS.
Fifteen people suspected of belonging to rebel forces were arrested following the operations, said the same source.
Fourteen firearms, more than 7,000 bullets, eight grenade-launchers, 72 grenades and more than two kilograms (4.4 pounds) of explosives were also seized.
Two attempts to blow up a railway bridge in the Goudermes region east of Grozny were also foiled by federal forces, the Interfax agency reported.
AFP
