16:47, 26 January 2004

Military convoy of federal forces hits landmine in Chechnya

Four servicemen were killed and another four were injured when a military convoy hit a landmine at 1:15 p.m. on January 25 in the Shatoy region of Chechnya, a source at the headquarters of the Combined Forces in the North Caucasus said. The explosion took place 4 kilometers from the Kiri settlement.

Source: Interfax News Agency

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