A car of the GIBDD (traffic police department). Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"

05 November 2014, 10:10

Policeman killed in shelling in Nalchik

In the morning on Wednesday, in Nalchik, a policeman was lost in an attack committed by unidentified persons.

The incident took place around 8:40 a.m. Moscow time in Ashurov Street, said a law enforcement source of the KBR. According to preliminary reports, the attackers shelled a PPS (post-and-patrol service) outfit.

The "Interfax" reports that currently the scene of the incident is cordoned off; and the attackers are searched for.

The RIA "Kabardino-Balkaria" reports, referring to its source in law enforcement bodies, that an employee of the UGIBDD (traffic police department) of the MIA of the KBR was killed on the way to his workplace. He was shot dead at close range and died on the spot.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

See earlier reports:

"Prior to his disappearance in 2012, Khasan Zalikhanov, killed in Nalchik, was a policeman", "In Nalchik, policeman, wounded at night, died in hospital", "DPS inspector killed by shelling in Nalchik".

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