Militants kill three in southern Russia

09 July, 2008, 01:07

Three people have been killed and one injured in an attack by militants on a village in Russia's southern Republic of Ingushetia. According to local police, a group of up to thirty gunmen crossed the border from neighbouring Chechnya and opened fire on local residents in the village of Muzhichi.

It’s reported that the attackers also fired on a police checkpoint before fleeing into a nearby forest.

Security services are currently searching for them.