Police Kill Knife Attacker In Russia's Chechnya
Sumaira FH Published June 24, 2019 | 12:10 AM
GROZNY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th June, 2019) A man was shot dead in the main city of Russia's Chechnya region after stabbing two officers, the regional interior ministry told Sputnik.
Traffic police stopped the suspect who was driving a Hyundai in the center of Grozny at 6:05 p.m.
local time and asked for his ID.
"The driver stabbed a police officer and a [security] officer and was shot down," the ministry's spokesperson said.
The wounded officers were taken to a hospital. A smooth-bore rifle was found in the attacker's car. Police are working to identify him.
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