Three police were killed in a clash with militants in Chechnya's Nozhai-Yurt district on Monday evening. Police found a group of gunmen during a search in the woods near the village of Simsir. "The commander of police patrol, a demolition expert and a serviceman from the same unit have been killed," a law-enforcement official told Itar-Tass by telephone. "A police Lieutenant, four Sergeants and a Sergeant Major were wounded. The gunmen escaped. Police are looking for them," the official said.
