The IS propaganda agency Amaq has claimed two men who attacked a police post this week killing at least one officer in the Russian Caucasus.
The perpetrators rammed a car into a traffic police post outside the city of Magas in Ingushetia region around 5.30 pm on Tuesday, after which they attacked policemen with knives, according to the regional government.
The Amaq statement on Telegram posted late Wednesday said the men were “two fighters from Islamic state” who killed two officers and injured others.
The Ingushetia regional government and regional investigators said one officer died from injuries. There has been no official confirmation of a second police death.
The attackers were Akhmed Imagozhev, a well-known arm wrestler, and Mikail Miziev, both residents of Ingushetia and Russian citizens.
Miziev was shot dead by police while Imagozhev is in hospital, Ingushetia’s government said.
IS propaganda agency Amaq claims deadly attack on police in Russian Caucasus
