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Police officer injured in North Caucasus attack

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A traffic police officer was injured when an unidentified assailant opened fire at a checkpoint with an automatic weapon in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria

A traffic police officer was injured when an unidentified assailant opened fire at a checkpoint with an automatic weapon in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a police source told RIA Novosti on Monday.

The source said the attack took place at 1:30 p.m. (09:30 GMT) on Sunday.

"The officer's life is not in danger," the source said, adding that the injured man had been installing a traffic surveillance camera on the side of the road when the shots were fired.

An investigation is underway.

NALCHIK, May 3 (RIA Novosti) 

 

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