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Police in the Russian Urals republic of Bashkortostan have detained eight people on charges of being involved in terrorist actions during a special operation held in the republic's city of Oktyabrsky, a local police spokesman said on Sunday.

The operation took place on Saturday, the spokesman said, adding two of the detained were included in a federal "wanted" list.

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