Attacks on government sites in Chechnya reported
Russian news agencies report that insurgents have stormed the parliament and agriculture ministry in Russia’s volatile Chechnya region and that people have died.
Interfax is reporting deaths in the parliament complex in the center of the Chechen capital as special forces converge on the scene.
Interfax says shooting erupted in the office of the speaker of the Chechen parliament, but he was evacuated safely, citing a law enforcement source.
Itar-Tass reports that in a separate attack, several gunmen stormed the region’s ministry of agriculture, citing a ministry source.
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