Policeman, 3 civilians injured in S.Russia

MOSCOW, March 12 (RIA Novosti) - A traffic police officer and three civilians have been injured in two separate incidents in the Russian North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya, police said on Thursday.

The police officer was injured on Wednesday afternoon when a police convoy came under fire near the village of Bamut.

Two hours before the attack, a roadside bomb exploded near the same village, as a civilian vehicle was driving by. The driver and his two passengers were hospitalized with various injuries.