Chechnya blast kills five cops

5 May, 2008 02:10 / Updated 17 years ago

Five policemen have been killed and two others injured in an explosion in Russia's Chechen republic. The radio-controlled bomb was laid on the roadside in the Chechen capital, Grozny.

Another policeman was killed in a gun attack by unidentified assailants in Grozny Region on Sunday. Investigation of both cases is underway.