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| Two masked gunmen have shot dead the construction minister of the volatile Russian republic of Ingushetia, local officials say. | |
| Ruslan Amerkhanov was killed in his office in the town of Magas on Wednesday. The gunmen then fled by car. | |
| Attacks on government officials have become more common in the troubled, mainly Muslim North Caucasus republic. | Attacks on government officials have become more common in the troubled, mainly Muslim North Caucasus republic. |
| In June, Ingushetia's President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. | In June, Ingushetia's President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. |
| The Ingush interior ministry said the gunmen shot and killed Mr Amerkhanov at point-blank range in his office. | |
| His assistant, Magomed Amerkhanov, was wounded in the attack. | |
| Ingushetia has seen escalating clashes between security forces and armed militants in the past year, similar to the violence that continues in neighbouring Chechnya. | Ingushetia has seen escalating clashes between security forces and armed militants in the past year, similar to the violence that continues in neighbouring Chechnya. |
| Ingush security officials quoted by Itar-Tass news agency said Wednesday's killing might be linked to a recent review of construction projects in the republic. Ingushetia is plagued by corruption, including in the construction sector. | |
| Three employees of Russia's emergencies ministry were shot dead in Ingushetia ten days ago. | Three employees of Russia's emergencies ministry were shot dead in Ingushetia ten days ago. |
| In Chechnya, Russian forces were engaged in heavy fighting with separatist rebels until a few years ago, though the fighting has become much less intense recently. | In Chechnya, Russian forces were engaged in heavy fighting with separatist rebels until a few years ago, though the fighting has become much less intense recently. |