Russian soldiers, police killed in Chechnya

ISN SECURITY WATCH (Tuesday, 17 January: 15.23 CET) - Four Russian soldiers and one pro-Russian Chechen police officer have been killed in a mine explosion in Chechnya, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

The troop carrier blew up after hitting a mine on Monday in the restive republic.

In a second attack on Monday in the capital, Grozny, one police officer was killed and three others were injured in a landmine explosion, RFE/RL reported.