Police officers in southwest Moscow were lured into a trap and their car was burned, the Novy Region news agency reported.
The incident occurred on Wednesday. Someone called the police to report that there is acetone odor in an apartment on Ostrovityanova Street.
The officers arrived at the site, parked their Lada 2114 car and headed upstairs to check the report. At this time, unknown assailants poured flammable liquid over the patrol car and set it on fire.
The officers saw the car catch fire from a window, but were unable to detain the perpetrators. The fire was extinguished in an hour. An investigation is underway.
In 2009 and in 2010, a group dubbed "city guerrillas" set ablaze several police stations and patrol cars in different districts of the Russian capital. The group said it was "revenge" for law enforcement officers' "atrocities."
MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti)
