Two dead in Ingushetia shootout

 At least two people are reported to have been killed in a shootout in the capital of Ingushetia today.

It is understood that a car carrying two separatist rebels was stopped at a police checkpoint in central Nazran this afternoon. According to witnesses, the individuals in the car drew their weapons and fired at the police officers, injuring two of them. Police are then reported to have returned fire, killing one of the rebels and wounding the other. It has also been reported that the editor of the "Serdalo" newspaper was wounded in the incident.

Local media has reported that one of the injured police officers later died in hospital.