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Ethnic Violence Flares Again in Ingushetia

Tension is soaring in Russia's Caucasus Mountains. Gunmen in the southern region of Ingushetia are killing ethnic Russians, prompting the military to send in thousands of troops. Locals say they don't know who's behind the killings, but, they say, the authorities' violent crackdown is making matters far worse.

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