Police have found a large cache of weapons hidden in a forest in Russia`s troubled North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a local police source said on Sunday.

The arms cache was discovered on Saturday near the village of Chishki in the Grozny district, the source told RIA Novosti.

The cache contained a flame thrower, two grenade launchers, three machine guns and three Kalashnikov assault rifles.

A portion of the arms was destroyed on the spot, as the hideout appeared to be mined, the source said.

Militant attacks and clashes remain common in Russia`s North Caucasus although the Kremlin campaign to fight separatists and terrorists in Chechnya has officially ended. Violence often spills over into nearby republics, in particular Ingushetia and Daghest
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