The identical gunmen had beforehand attacked one other checkpoint every week earlier, in response to Russian authorities.
An assault on a Russian police checkpoint has left seven lifeless.
A bunch of militants attacked a police checkpoint in Russia’s North Caucus area, Russian officers stated on Monday. Two law enforcement officials and 5 gunmen had been killed.
4 different officers had been wounded.
The identical gunmen killed within the assault had raided one other police checkpoint every week earlier than, in response to Russia’s prime state legal investigation company.
The company didn’t present info on the assault’s affiliation or motive.
The Karachay-Cherkessia area particularly has skilled a collection of raids on police by extremists.
In December, Russia’s Federal Safety Service, the nation’s prime home safety and counter-terrorism company, reported the arrest of 14 suspected members of a radical Islamist group in Karachay-Cherkessia. It adopted earlier arrests of different suspected members of the identical group within the area.
