Main points
- In Nalchik, Russia, unknown individuals attacked traffic police officers, wounding one police officer.
- One of the attackers was killed in response, the second was detained, and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
An attack on traffic police officers took place in Nalchik, Russia / Collage 24 Kanal
An incident occurred in the city of Nalchik, Russia, on July 4. There, unknown persons attacked employees of the Road Patrol Service with a knife, and a policeman was wounded.
In response, law enforcement officers opened fire, Channel 24 reported, citing Russian media.
What is known about the attack on traffic police officers in Nalchik
Russian propagandists wrote that on the evening of July 4 in Nalchik, in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, unknown persons attacked traffic police officers with a knife on Lenin Street. According to preliminary information, one police officer was wounded.
An attack on road patrol service workers took place in Nalchik: watch the video
Telegram channels wrote that there were two attackers. One of them was killed by return fire, the second escaped.
Later, the propagandists wrote that the second man was also detained. He raised his hands up and was twisted and thrown to the ground.
Police caught the second attacker in Nalchik: watch the video
Eyewitnesses also said that the shooting in Nalchik began with a routine check – traffic police stopped a car, from which a man suddenly got out and attacked them with a knife, wounding the inspector. A law enforcement patrol was passing by, the police officers jumped out and opened fire.
Propagandists also note that the victim of the attack on the traffic police unit in Nalchik is in serious condition. All the circumstances of this incident are still being clarified.
Shooting in Nalchik: watch the video
The involvement of the detained man in the attack is still being investigated. It is also unknown whether there were two or more attackers, but they were preliminarily believed to belong to “one of the terrorist organizations,” but it is unknown which one.
