Three servicemen killed after shootout in Russia’s south

19 Oct, 2008 00:37 / Updated 16 years ago

Three servicemen have been killed and nine others were injured when their military convoy came under attack in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. Despite a major counter-terror operation, none of the militants were captured.

According to Russia's Interior Ministry, gunmen ambushed the servicemen on a forest road near the city of Nazran. They reportedly attacked the military vehicles with automatic weapons and grenade launchers. In a separate incident in the republic, a suspected suicide bomber has been killed in a car explosion. There are no reports of any civilian injuries.