Operation in Chechen parliament building over
Baku, October 19 (AZERTAC). A special operation in the central part of Grozny is over. According to preliminary reports, several people were killed and wounded, a representative of the Chechen interior ministry told Itar-Tass.
Conflicting reports are coming about the incident in the central part of the Chechen capital.
According to the information of the army, police and security services of the North Caucasian Federal District, several gunmen penetrated to the Chechen parliament building, situated in the Lenin District, at 09.00, Moscow time. “According to preliminary reports, several people were killed or wounded during the exchange of fire with the guards,” the source said.
A representative of the Chechen interior ministry specified that the gunmen had penetrated to the building on the territory of the government complex, which previously had housed the republican ministry of agriculture. Parliamentary hearings were planned to begin there at 09.00. “When a report came about the capture of the building, units of the Chechen interior ministry and of special services were moved to the area. According to preliminary information, all the gunmen who penetrated to the building were neutralized,” said a source in the Chechen police service.
The number of the dead and wounded is being specified.
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