on-Don, July 18, SPA -- Three traffic policemen have been gunned down in Cherkessk (Karachayevo- Cherkesia). The incident occurred at a cafe, where the policemen had come to dine, at around 11.00 pm Thursday, Itar-Tass reported. The policemen were presumably shot dead from a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Cartridge shells have been found on the site of the incident, the city law enforcement bodies told Tass. The criminals took away the policemen's two Makarov handguns and a magazine. The attackers gave no chance to the policemen to use their arms.
