30 June 2003 20:51
Blast injures 11 servicemen in Chechnya
GROZNY. June 30 (Interfax) - A group of Russian servicemen were injured by a landmine in the village of Tsa-Vedeno in
Chechnya's Vedeno region.
Eleven servicemen sustained injuries of various degrees, sources in the Vedeno region's law enforcement agencies
told Interfax.
At the end of last week, rebels carried out a terrorist attack on
the territory of a school construction site. As a result of the
As the servicemen were walking down a road, unidentified individuals set off a landmine and opened fire on them.
The servicemen were given medical attention and are now in stable condition, Interfax was told.
explosion, part of the school collapsed, killing two servicemen.
Also, the police averted a major terrorist attack in the Zavodskoi district of Grozny, sources in the district's
police department told Interfax. During a search operation, four unidentified individuals were discovered trying to
place an explosive device on the territory of a transformer substation. The men fled the scene after an exchange of
fire. A bag containing documents, ammunition and a radio were found at the scene.
The men are currently at large, Interfax was told. [RU EEU EUROPE ASIA EMRG VIO] av aw <>
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