Armed attack in Grozny

Grozny, Chechen Republic · 4 Dec 2014 · Terrorist attack

On the night of 4 December 2014 armed men killed three traffic police officers in central Grozny and were then cornered in the Press House and a school building; a 'counter-terrorist operation' (Interior Ministry's term) was under way in the city. According to the Russian Interior Ministry, 14 police officers died.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 14; as of 5 Dec 2014 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 5 Dec 2014

«В ходе КТО в Грозном погибли 14 полицейских, рассматривается вопрос о представлении их к государственным наградам»

Интерфакс: «МВД уточнило число погибших в ходе спецоперации в Грозном полицейских», 5 декабря 2014 · archive copy

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