Four residents of Grozny district in Chechnya murdered

Unidentified criminals murdered four local residents in the Grozny district of Chechnya, reported press secretary of the Chechen Interior Ministry Ruslan Atsayev.

He said that the crime was committed around 4 o'clock in the morning in the village of Chechen-Aul. According to preliminary information, the bandit group consisted of 10 people.

Mr. Atsayev added that the murdered - two elders and their sons - did not hold any administrative posts, nor participated in the work of law enforcement bodies; therefore the motives of these murders are unknown.

At the same time, he pointed out that police officers already have "some information, which gives hope for a quick solution of the crime."