5 Jul 2012 10:34

Policeman, attacker killed in shooting in Makhachkala

MAKHACHKALA. July 5 (Interfax) - A police officer was killed in an attack on a police patrol in Makhachkala. The assailant was killed in return fire.

The incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Moscow time on Tuesday, after an operation was launched in Makhachkala to track down the killer of a traffic police officer. A taxi pulled up at a police patrol, and a man got out of the taxi and opened fire at policemen, killing one. The assailant was killed in return fire," Dagestan's Interior Ministry told Interfax on Wednesday.

This report has been confirmed by Dagestan's top investigative agency.

The identity of the attacker is being established, it said.