The incident took place east of the capital at a traffic police station on the busy Schelkovskoe Highway, RT reported.
Police officers had stopped a suspicious vehicle to check documents, before the men in the car launched the attack, Interfax reported.
“As a result two police officers have been injured, one of them is in a serious condition,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement.
“One of the attackers was killed by police during the assault, the other [was killed] while trying to resist detention.”
Investigators are currently trying to establish the motives behind the attack, the committee added.
According to Interfax sources, the attackers were residents of the North Caucasus region.
“We are investigating various versions [of the attack] – from the attempt to seize weapons from police officers to a personal row,” the source added.
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