Chechnya blast kills five cops

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Published 05 May, 2008, 06:10

Five policemen have been killed and two others injured in an explosion in Russia's Chechen republic. The radio-controlled bomb was laid on the roadside in the Chechen capital, Grozny.

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Another policeman was killed in a gun attack by unidentified assailants in Grozny Region on Sunday.

Investigation of both cases is underway.

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