16:51, 9 April 2004

FSB officer killed in Shelkovskaya village in Chechnya

FSB (Federal Security Service) officer was killed while conducting an address check in the village of Shelkovskaya in Chechnya. Two other officers received wounds of different severity. The rebel who put up armed resistance was killed, reported security agencies of the South Federal District.

Source: Ekho Moskvy Radio

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