MAKHACHKALA, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - A traffic police officer was killed and another injured a shooting on Wednesday in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, a spokesman for the republic's interior ministry said.
The incident occurred at around 18:40 Moscow time (14:40 GMT) on the Kavkaz Federal Highway, some 20 km north of the regional capital, Makhachkala.
"Unidentified assailants opened fire on a car with two road police officers. One died of injuries immediately, and the other was taken to hospital in a serious condition," the source said.
A search for the attackers is underway.