Russian soldiers and police searched the city of Nalchik today in the hunt for alleged Islamic militants who launched a series of fierce attacks that left at least 108 people dead.

Security forces today freed seven hostages held by alleged Islamic extremists in a police station and a store, trying to clear the remaining rebels who simultaneously attacked police and government buildings across the southern Russian town of Nalchik yesterday.

Security forces today freed an unspecified number of police officers from a police station where they had been caught in a battle with Islamic extremists, while security forces stormed a store held by the last rebel holdouts in Nalchik, the regional president’s press service said.

SCORES of Islamic militants yesterday launched simultaneous attacks on police and government buildings in Nalchik in Russia’s turbulent Caucasus region, sparking battles that killed at least 63 people.

Islamic militants attacked police and government buildings in one of the main cities of Russia’s turbulent Caucasus region today, sparking battles in which dozens of people died, officials said.

Militants launched simultaneous attacks on police and government buildings in one of the main cities in Russia’s turbulent Caucasus region today, sparking battles involving heavy-arms fire and explosions that forced the evacuation of schools and left bodies in the streets.

Militants launched simultaneous attacks on police and government buildings in one of the main cities in Russia’s turbulent Caucasus region today, sparking battles involving heavy-arms fire and explosions that forced the evacuation of schools and left bodies in the streets.

Police and security forces today battled gunmen in and around a school in Nalchik, the capital of the southern Russian region of Kabardino-Balkariya.

SECURITY forces stormed an apartment building in southern Russia yesterday, killing three suspected Islamic militants who had barricaded themselves inside, law enforcement officials said.

Security forces today stormed an apartment building in southern Russia where a small group of suspected Islamic militants had barricaded themselves, probably killing all the rebels, police said.

Hundreds of Russian police and soldiers stormed an apartment building in a southern Russian city today, ending a two-day stand-off with a group of suspected Islamic extremists.