10 Policemen Slain in Chechnya Ambush
Chechen rebels ambushed and killed 10 policemen while they were investigating the kidnap and slaying of two colleagues, a spokesman for Russia’s Interior Ministry said. Two other policemen were injured.
The Interfax news agency said rebels attacked a seven-car police convoy close to the village of Poraboch, Chechnya, sparking a gun battle that lasted about two hours.
The police, all local Chechens, were investigating the deaths of a police chief and his policeman son.
Chechen rebels, fighting their second war against Russian troops since 1994, have warned Chechens not to cooperate with Russian security forces or take jobs in the Moscow-backed administration.
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