A traffic police post was shot and blown up in Karachay-Cherkessia (Russia)

A traffic police post was shot and blown up in Karachay-Cherkessia (Russia)

Unidentified people in Karachay-Cherkessia shot policemen with machine guns and threw explosive devices in their direction. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic reported this.

The attack occurred on April 28 at 23:20 on the highway in the village of Mara-Ayagy. Security forces returned fire and killed five militants.

As a result of the attack, two policemen were killed and four were injured. Several improvised explosive devices were found at the scene.