By empty (10/16/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A total of 33 law enforcers died in Nalchik during the effort to rid the city of the militants that raided it, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on a Sunday night news show. \"Our colleagues demonstrated high professional skills and courage and we bow our heads to them,\" he said. He added that 12 civilians died at the hands of terrorists in Nalchik.