4 Dec 2014 09:58

All militants hiding in Grozny's Press House eliminated - Chechnya head

GROZNY. Dec 4 (Interfax) - Chechnya's head Ramzan Kadyrov has visited Grozny's Press House, where a security operation was conducted earlier to neutralize a group of militants.

Kadyrov told reporters he had seen for himself that all militants hiding in the Press House had been eliminated.

According to earlier reports, seven militants had been killed in Grozny's Press House.

No officers were killed or injured during the operation itself, Kadyrov said, adding that several officers had been killed or injured in a prior shootout.