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Police station in Russia’s south damaged by blasts staged by militants

Two attackers were killed by police and one blew himself up in an attack at a police station in Russia’s Stavropol territory in the North Caucasian Federal District,

MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. Criminal proceedings have been instituted over an attack at a police station in Russia’s Stavropol territory in the North Caucasian Federal District, the Russian Investigative Committee told TASS on Monday.

"At around 10:00 am today, three unknown men tried to penetrate into the administrative building of the Novoselitsky district police department during which they exploded grenades. Two attackers were killed by police and one blew himself up," the Committee sources said.

"The explosions damaged the police station building and cars parked nearby. There have been no reports about casualties," the sources added.

The criminal case has been opened by the Investigative Committee investigation bodies for the Stavropol region.

Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee Boris Karnaukhov arrived at the Novoselitskoye settlement for coordinating the work of the team of police investigators. To ensure a prompt and full investigation, the criminal case has been referred to the Russian Investigative Committee’s main department for the North Caucasian Federal District.