New attack in Russia, they attacked a police station, many killed
- By : Darkredowl
- Категория: Europe, News
A terrorist attack claimed the lives of police officers in Russia.
A total of 7 people died in the shootout, including the attackers.
A group of terrorists attacked a police checkpoint in Russia’s autonomous Karachay-Cherkessia Republic in the North Caucasus, killing two law enforcement officers and wounding four others, local authorities said today, as cited by the AP. The attack took place last night.
According to representatives of the local department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the five attackers died during the shootout. The extremists approached the police station in a car and threw an explosive device at it. Then they opened fire with an automatic weapon.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that last week the same attackers attacked another police checkpoint in the region, killing two police officers and injuring another. No details were given about the attackers’ motives or their links to extremist organizations.
AP, cited by BTA, reported that violence linked to Islamist groups occasionally erupts in some regions of Russia’s North Caucasus.
