Suicide bomber kills 4 police in Chechnya

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A man who blew himself up in the Chechen capital city of Grozny on Sunday has been identified, a spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry, said reports Tass.
“The man has been identified as a resident of the Staropromyslovsky district who has been missing since he left home two months ago,” the spokesman said.
An investigation is underway.
Earlier on Sunday, the press centre of the Russian interior ministry said that that a major terrorist attack had been prevented by the police in Grozny.
“A concert on the occasion of the City Day was planned for Sunday evening in Grozny,” the press centre said.
“Police officers who were on duty at walk-through metal detectors near the concert hall saw a suspicious-looking young man. When the police officers moved towards him, the man blew himself up.”
The explosion killed four police officers and injured four more, the press centre said, adding that there was no information about casualties among civilians.

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