Thieves take $320,000 from education dept. in S.Russia village

MOSCOW, June 21 (RIA Novosti) - Thieves have made off with over 10 million rubles ($320,000) in cash from a local education department in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan, local police said.

The incident occurred on Saturday in the republic's Shamilsky district.

"Unidentified people broke entered the building in the village of Khebda, and after breaking down the door of the cash office, stole a safe containing over 10 million rubles in cash," a police official told RIA Novosti.

The money was to be used to pay local teachers.