3 policemen killed, 2 wounded in attack in Russia’s DagestanMay 1, 2013 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three policemen were killed and two wounded after unknown assailants opened gun fire on their car in Buinaksk, a city in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a spokesman for the local Investigation Committee said, according to RIA Novosti. “At approximately 9:30 pm local time [on Tuesday, April 30] on the Shamil Street in Buinaksk unidentified assailants opened fire on a police car, killing three people and wounding two. The assailants escaped,” the spokesman said. The search for the attackers is underway in the republic, he added. The Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Attacks on security forces, police and civilians are reported regularly in the neighboring republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |