Source: Xinhua| 2018-12-13 04:56:16|Editor: Mu Xuequan

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MOSCOW, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two suspects were shot dead on Wednesday after one of them threw a grenade at law enforcement officers in the Republic of Ingushetia in southern Russia, local media reported.

The attack happened at a shopping center in Nazran City at around 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT), when officers were trying to detain the perpetrators suspected of involvement in terrorism.

The explosion of the grenade injured two officers, who have been hospitalized.

An investigative task force is working at the scene of the incident.</s>Two Israeli police officers were stabbed in Jerusalem and neutralised the attacker with return fire, the law enforcement agency's press service said.

"Two policemen were evacuated from the scene with minor injuries and in a state of moderate severity. The injured officers gave a decisive rebuff to the attacker and neutralised him", the press release said.

The name and condition of the attacker are still unknown, he is reportedly a Palestinian.

"Units respond, terrorist shot. Heightened security in area", police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a tweet.

READ MORE: Stabbing in Israel: Casualties Reported, Attacker Shot in Jerusalem's Old City

The most recent attack committed by a Palestinian took place on 9 December when seven people were injured and a baby died in a drive-by shooting in the West Bank.

Such attacks have been repeatedly committed by Palestinians and qualified by the Israeli authorities as acts of terrorism.</s>National Guard servicemen involved in counter-terrorism operations have frequently been targeted by militants in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region. Late last month, a gunman was killed in the nearby Krasnodar region after opening fire on two National Guard officers in a service car.

Two National Guard servicemen were injured by a grenade explosion while detaining armed suspects at a shopping mall in Russia’s southern republic of Ingushetia on Wednesday evening.

The latest attack happened at a shopping center in the Ingush town of Nazran at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the local branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement Thursday.

The two armed suspects reportedly resisted arrest by shooting at the National Guard officers attempting to detain them, before throwing an RGD grenade that injured the law enforcement officials.

The suspects were reportedly injured from the explosion and died from their wounds, the Investigative Committee said.

The National Guard said in a statement that the injured officers were being treated at a local hospital for their wounds.

Investigators said they have launched a probe into the attempted murder of law enforcement officials.</s>Russian police are on a manhunt for unknown attackers who reportedly threw a grenade at two police officers near a mall in the southern Republic of Ingushetia. The seriously injured officers have been taken to hospital.The Ingushetia police have confirmed that two of its servicemen were injured outside a shopping center in the city of Nazran on Wednesday.The officers were trying to detain two men, who resisted arrest and threw a grenade at them. Other reports said the policemen were sitting in a parked car at the time of the attack.The perpetrators were reportedly killed by return fire and are being identified.</s>Russian police are on a manhunt for an unknown attacker who reportedly threw a grenade at two police officers at a marketplace in the southern Republic of Ingushetia. The seriously injured officers have been taken to hospital.

The law enforcers suffered multiple shrapnel wounds to their hands and legs, a source told Tass. “They remain conscious. Their condition is of moderate severity, non-critical,” he added.

According to other reports, the officers were sitting in a parked car when a lone attacker tossed a grenade at it.</s>Russian authorities say they have detained seven people suspected of financially supporting two extremist organizations in the Middle East.

Russia's Investigative Committee said on December 13 that the suspects had been apprehended in and around the Moscow region and the three North Caucasus regions of Chechnya, Daghestan, and Ingushetia.

They were suspected of sending at least 38 million rubles ($570,000) to militants of the Islamic State (IS) group and the Al-Nusra Front – Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate until 2016 -- since 2010.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) said the seven suspects were detained following a joint operation by the FSB, the Investigative Committee, and the National Guard.

Also on December 13, authorities in Ingushetia said that two suspected terrorists were killed overnight after one of them threw a grenade at police in the city of Nazran.

Two officers were wounded in the attack, officials said.

Violence is common in the North Caucasus, where Islamic militants have been mounting frequent attacks against police, public officials, and moderate Muslims.

In June 2015, Islamic militants in the North Caucasus announced in an Internet video post that they had pledged allegiance to the IS.

Russia estimates some 2,000 citizens, mostly from the North Caucasus, have fought alongside IS in Syria.

Organized crime, business turf wars, political disputes, and clan rivalry also contribute to the bloodshed in the region.

With reporting by TASS and Interfax</s>A MAN has been shot by police in Cooktown in Far North Queensland.

The 40-year-old was shot and injured after police were called to a disturbance at Savage St about 9.45am.

Early investigations suggest the man confronted officers with a knife before a single officer fired at the man.

The officers supplied first aid, police said, before the man was taken to Cooktown Hospital for treatment.

A police spokeswoman said the man's condition was unknown at this stage.

Ethical Standards have launched an investigation, which will be overseen by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
Two police officers are injured after a man throws a grenade at them at a shopping centre in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia. The attacker and his accomplice are later shot dead.