5 policemen killed in Chechen capital blast

The blast occurred near Grozny railway station.

The police prevented a terrorist act at a mass event, the press centre reports. A concert dated for Grozny City Day was to be held on the evening of October 5. The policemen patrolling the territory near radio-metal locators noticed a suspicions man.

The men activated a bomb when they were checking him.

No information about civilian victims has been presented.