What the records say
- When
- 4 Dec 2014
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 43.33° N, 45.68° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2014 Grozny clashes.
Summary
Islamic insurgents kill three state police at a traffic circle before taking an empty school and a "press house" in Grozny. Ten state forces die with 28 injured in gun battles ending with ten insurgents killed.
2014 Grozny clashes
2014 attack by Islamist militants in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
On 4 December 2014, a group of armed militants of the jihadist organization Caucasus Emirate attacked a traffic police checkpoint outside the city of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. The militants then entered the city and occupied the "Press House" building in the city center and a nearby school.
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