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2 knife-wielding men killed in attempted attack on police station in Russia’s Chechnya 2 knife-wielding men killed in attempted attack on police station in Russia’s Chechnya
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Two men armed with knives injured two officers as they tried to enter a police station in Russia’s Chechen Republic. The attackers were shot dead at the scene.Two men armed with knives injured two officers as they tried to enter a police station in Russia’s Chechen Republic. The attackers were shot dead at the scene.
The knife-wielding men tried to attack a police station in Shalinsky District of the southern Russian region around 10am local time (7am GMT) on Monday.
The knife-wielding men tried to attack a police station in Shalinsky District of the southern Russian region around 10am local time (7am GMT) on Monday, the interior ministry confirmed to Russian media. Two policemen were injured in the incident. The attack may have also left one civilian injured, RIA Novosti reported citing sources.
Two policemen were injured in the incident.The attack may have also left one civilian injured, RIA Novosti reported citing sources. Unconfirmed reports claim Chechnya was hit by a string of attacks on Monday. An unknown man reportedly blew himself up as he tried to attack police in a village in the same district. Shooting reportedly occurred in the regional capital, Grozny.
Unconfirmed reports claim Chechnya was hit by a string of attacks on Monday. An unknown man reportedly blew himself up as he tried to attack police in a village in the same district. Shooting reportedly occurred in the regional capital, Grozny, leaving one officer dead.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the attacks in Chechnya, without elaborating on the number of incidents and their exact locations.Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the attacks in Chechnya, without elaborating on the number of incidents and their exact locations.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s Republic of Chechnya, said that the perpetrators could have been influenced by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists via social networks. But he stressed the situation in the republic is “calm” and the terrorist organization actually has “no support” in the region.
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