NALCHIK, Russia, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Unknown gunmen invaded a cafe and killed five policemen in Russia's North Caucasus Wednesday, authorities said.
The attack occurred in the town of Nalchik in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, RIA-Novosti reported.
The traffic police officers were having lunch and were shot execution-style, the federal investigative committee said. Four victims died at the scene and the fifth in a hospital. Another was wounded.
Earlier, another policeman was killed in a drive-by shooting nearby. UPI
