NAZRAN. Feb 25 (Interfax) - Unknown individuals opened fire on a car carrying Ruslan Dakhtigov, the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor department for Ingushetia, in Nazran on Monday morning, a source in the republic's law enforcement agencies told Interfax.
There is information that Dakhtigov and his two security guards were wounded. They all were hospitalized.
The incident occurred near the office of the Rosselkhoznadzor department in Nazran at 9:05 a.m. Moscow time.
"When Ruslan Dakhtigov drove to his office in his jeep accompanied by his two guards and his son, unknown individuals opened fire on them. Ruslan Dakhtigov and his two guards were wounded in the attack," the source said.
Dakhtigov's son chased the attackers in his car. They were later detained.