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GROZNY, Russia Gun battles early Thursday in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya left 10 police officers and at least nine militants' dead after two buildings were stormed, including a school, authorities said.
The fighting, which punctured the patina of stability ensured by years of heavy-handed rule by the Kremlin-appointed leader, broke out hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual state of the nation address in Moscow.
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Firefighters and emergency workers examine the burned market pavilions in downtown Grozny, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. A gun battle broke out early Thursday in the capital of Russiaís North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, puncturing the patina of stability ensured by years of heavy-handed rule by a Kremlin-appointed leader. The violence erupted hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin began his annual state of the nation address in Moscow.
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