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Russian Regional Boss Seeks Rebel Amnesty to Quell Terror

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Dagestan leader Magomedsalam Magomedov is seeking an amnesty for fighters responsible for 112 bombings in the North Caucasus region last year to stop the killings.

“The amnesty must be as broad as possible,” he said in a Feb. 28 interview in his office in the regional capital Makhachkala. “It must give a chance for people who want to return to avoid punishment. If we’re going to call them back into society, we have to open the door.”