Border guards kill Russian intruder

Ulan Bator - Mongolian border guards shot dead a suspected cattle rustler from Russia and arrested three others, officials yesterday…

Ulan Bator - Mongolian border guards shot dead a suspected cattle rustler from Russia and arrested three others, officials yesterday said. They said the four sneaked across the border on horseback into Mongolia's north-western Uvs province on Tuesday.

Mongolia says a growing number of Chinese and Russians are crossing the border illegally.

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