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25 Jan 2019 | 03:08 AM UTC

Russia: Knife-wielding assailants neutralized in Nalchik January 24

Police kill three knife-wielding assailants and wound another in Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria Republic) January 24; one police officer wounded

Informational

Event

Four unidentified knife-wielding assailants were shot by police in Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria Republic) after attempting to attack police officers. The attackers reportedly assaulted the officers on the corner of Idarov and Suvorov streets, wounding one officer, before the police fired on them, killing three and wounding the other.

Advice

Individuals in Nalchik, and across Russia, are advised to remain vigilant for criminal activity and report suspicious objects and behavior to the police.