Officer, 2 Suspects Die in Attack on Police in Chechnya

Officer, 2 Suspects Die in Attack on Police in Chechnya
Police and investigators work at the scene after two men attacked road police in the center of the provincial capital, Grozny, Russia, on Dec. 28, 2020. Musa Sadulayev/AP Photo
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MOSCOW—Two brothers attacked police with knives Monday in Chechnya, killing an officer and injuring another before being shot dead, the Russian republic’s leader said.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman head of Chechnya, said the men attacked road police in the center of the provincial capital, Grozny, in an attempt to seize their weapons.