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Four suspects attacking policemen killed in Russia's Astrakhan

Xinhua, April 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

Four suspects accused of killing two policemen in Russia's southern city of Astrakhan have been killed, TASS reported Thursday, citing a spokesman for the Russian Guard.

"Four suspects who shot dead two traffic police officers on April 4 have been killed in a special operation. Thus, all the four criminals have been neutralized," the spokesman announced.

On Tuesday, two traffic police officers were attacked and killed by four armed men at a road accident scene in Astrakhan. The four suspects were put on the Russian and international wanted lists. Endi