Building of city interior department fired on in Khasavyurt

MAKHACHKALA. August 25. KAZINFORM Unidentified people fired a shot from an under-barrel grenade launcher in the direction of the building of the city interior department in Dagestan's city of Khasavyurt, Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

As ITAR-TASS learnt at the press service of the Interior Ministry for Dagestan, "the shot from an under-barrel grenade launcher was fired from side of Toturbiyev Street at about 23.30 Moscow time on Monday."

"There are no victims among police. A shell-hole with a diameter of 10 centimetres appeared at the site of the blast, several police cars were damaged by shrapnel," the ministry's spokesman said. An alarm was raised. Criminal proceedings were instituted, Kazinform cites Itar-Tass.