18 Jun 2012 15:44

Police detective injured in Dagestan

MAKHACHKALA. June 18 (Interfax) - A police officer was attacked in Khasavyurt on Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee office for Dagestan told Interfax.

The attack was committed on Toturbiyev street at around 1 p.m., an official said. "The Khasavyurt police detective was fired at from an automatic rifle. The officer was hospitalized with non-fatal injuries. The assailants fled in a getaway car. A team of investigators are working at the scene," the Dagestan investigation official said.