Attackers Kill Two Law Officers In North Caucasus

Officials say attackers have killed two law enforcement officers in two incidents in Russia's North Caucasus.

In the Daghestani capital, Makhachkala, a Federal Security Service officer was killed when his car was blown up on September 1. Another officer running to the scene of the crime was shot and wounded.

In Ingushetia, attackers burst into the home of a police official and opened fire, killing him and wounding his wife.

In Daghestan, police also said they killed a man suspected of an earlier deadly attack on police. The man was killed when he opened fire on officers trying to arrest him.

compiled from agency reports