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Terrorists are armed with rifles and petrol bombs invading a church in the Chechen capital Grozni with the intention of taking the present believers hostage. According to news agency Interfax, special units of the police have shot the four attackers.

The leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadirov, says he is prepared to step down. The Kremlin may elect its successor, said the leader who is often seen as the strong arm of Russian President Vladimir Putin.