From: Eagle_wng
Two policemen wounded in attack in Dagestan, gunman killed
08.02.2008, 08.50
MAKHACHKALA, February 8 (Itar-Tass) — Two policemen were wounded in an attack by armed gunmen in Dagestan’s city of Khasavyurt.
The incident took place at Datuyev Street at about 23:00 Moscow time on Thursday, a source at the Khasavyurt city police department told.
Two unidentified persons opened submachine gun fire at a traffic policeman who was returning home after work. The wounded policeman fired back several shots at the attackers. A police patrol arrived at the site of shooting. One of the attackers threw a grenade at the police car. The blast tore off a leg of one of the policeman. The attacker was shot dead by retaliatory fire. He had a belt with two grenades on him. The second attacker escaped from the site. The killed gunman is identified as Mukhamed Bidayev, an 18-year-old resident of Khasavyurt.
The wounded policemen were operated on. They are in grave condition, physicians said.
On Wednesday evening, under similar circumstances, unidentified persons attacked a traffic policeman in Khasavyurt at Dagestanskaya Street. The policeman with a gunshot wound had a leg amputation operation. The attackers escaped.
Police operations “Interception” and “Volcano-5” are under way in the city to catch the attackers.
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