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GROZNY, February 23 (RIA Novosti) - Five policemen were killed in an explosion at a Chechen Interior Ministry base in the North Caucasus republic's eastern Gudermes District, police said Friday.
A ministry source said careless handling of ammunition could be to blame for the incident reports say left two people injured.
Another ministry source, however, said the explosion occurred near a school at the moment when policemen who discovered a bomb were trying to defuse it.
