11 militants killed on Georgia-Russia border

At least 11  militanta and three special forces personnel have been killed near the  Georgia-Russia border, the Georgian interior ministry said.

Interior ministry units on Wednesday sealed off a gorge near the border with southwestern Russia's Dagestan region where an armed group was detected Tuesday.

According to Georgian media reports, around 20 well-armed militants trespassed into the country's territory from Dagestan, taking about 10 locals hostage, who were later released