Six Russian servicemen were killed and at least 10 others
injured on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a military convoy in
Chechnya, the Interfax news agency reported.
"A military convoy was ambushed in the Shali district in the
afternoon. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the servicemen. Six
people died. At least 10 other servicemen sustained wounds of
varying degrees," Chechen Prosecutor Valery Kuznetsov was quoted as
saying.
The Defense Ministry has confirmed the death of the six
servicemen in the attack.
An operation was launched to hunt down the attackers, Kuznetsov
said, adding it is too early to tell what group was behind the
attack.
Russian government forces have been fighting separatist rebels
over the past decade in Chechnya, a Caucasus region in southern
Russia.
(Xinhua News Agency July 5, 2006)
