22 December 2003, 18:17
Unknown individuals shot down policemen in Grozny
Two policemen were killed and one was wounded in an assault in the Chechen capital of Grozny, the Chechen Interior Ministry reported today.
According to the ministry, unknown individuals fired automatic weapons at the policemen in the Zavodskoy district of the city at 7:05 p.m. Moscow time last Sunday. An Interior Ministry operations major and his partner, a sergeant of the police force, were killed on duty. A patrol unit private was wounded and has been hospitalized.
The police began an investigation of the incident and are searching for the assailants.
Source: RIA Novosti
