Rebel attacks kill 10 soldiers

Rebel raids and landmine explosions killed at least 10 Russian soldiers and police in Chechnya, an official with the Kremlin-backed civilian administration said today.

Of this number, five servicemen were killed and another five were wounded in 21 rebel attacks on Russian positions since Thursday, the official said. Another two soldiers died and five were wounded yesterday when their vehicle was blown up by a rebel mine in the southern Vedeno region, he said.