Russian investigators say a policeman has been shot dead and his colleague wounded after they pulled over a car and one of the three men inside opened fire.
A statement posted Saturday on the investigative committee's Web site describes the suspects as appearing to be from North Caucasus.
The statement says the officers, members of a "rapid-reaction force" gang, stopped a black BMW that had no licence plate in western Moscow early Saturday. One of the three inside produced a gun, shooting one officer dead and critically injuring the other with shots to the head and stomach.
Russian news agencies say the suspects remain at large. Such clashes are regular events in the North Caucasus regions of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, but relatively rare in Moscow.
Source: Agencies
Kavkaz Center
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