Gunmen open fire on Chechen village, killing 4
Armed thieves opened
fire Monday on a crowd of Chechen villagers as they were collecting unemployment
benefits, killing four and wounding at least eight, Chechen officials said.
The shooting began after people resisted the attackers' attempts to take their
money, police reported. About 50 people were in the crowd at the time of the
shooting, a local Chechen official said on condition of anonymity.