2 police dead in ‘Islamist attack’ in south Russia

MOSCOW: Two traffic police were killed in an attack by radical Islamists in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan, the regional governor said Tuesday, the day after a suicide bomber allegedly hit the Saint Petersburg metro, reports AFP. "Last night, a group of radical Islamists... carried out a brazen attack on employees of the traffic police," Alexander Zhilkin said in a statement."The culprits opened fire on them with firearms and fled. Unfortunately, two traffic police officers died on the spot."

 

2 police dead in Islamist attack in south Russia

MOSCOW: Two traffic police were killed in an attack by radical Islamists in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan, the regional governor said Tuesday, the day after a suicide bomber allegedly hit the Saint Petersburg metro, reports AFP. Last night, a group of radical Islamists... carried out a brazen attack on employees of the traffic police, Alexander Zhilkin said in a statement.The culprits opened fire on them with firearms and fled. Unfortunately, two traffic police officers died on the spot.