Two police officers shot dead in an attack in southwestern Russia, near the border with Georgia

April 22 () –

At least two police officers died this Monday after being shot by unidentified people in the Russian city of Karachaevsk, located in the Karachayevo-Cherkesia republic (southwest), on the border with Georgia, as confirmed by Russian authorities.

The Russian Investigative Committee has indicated in a statement published on its Telegram account that the attack was carried out against a “Police squad” with the use of “firearms”, an event that resulted in a third agent being injured. . “The agents' weapons have been stolen,” he specified.

Likewise, he stressed that the authorities have opened an investigation into the event and added that “operational search actions are being carried out” to try to arrest the suspects, who for the moment remain at large.