Four militants tried to seize the parishioners in the church of the Archangel Michael in the center of Grozny. As a result of special operations the assailants destroyed, He told the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov.
Gunmen broke into the church of the Archangel Michael, their goal was to capture the parishioners. As a result of the special operation immediately, all four militants were killed. There are operational information, that the order of the militants received from one of the Western countries - leads the "Interfax", the words of Kadyrov. he clarified, that during the raid one parishioner was moderately wounded, and one policeman died.
Law enforcement officials told, that the attack killed two police officers and one parishioner.
According to the latest information, killing two police officers and two others were wounded. Besides, killed one churchgoer, another injured - he said, adding, that the dead policemen were sent to Chechnya from the Saratov region.
He also told, that "the bandits were armed with ten Molotov cocktails, double-barreled shotgun, from which they are fired ". In this case, the militants were pistols, knives and small axes.
Law enforcement authorities did not rule out, that the attack could not take part four, and five militants.
Rector of the church of the Archangel Michael is not recognized in one of the dead parishioner, perhaps, this person is also a fighter - he explained.
Now set militants personality, the scene cordoned off.
