"Several militants were blocked in a school in the center of Grozny, near the Press House," the spokesman said. Now the upper floors of the Press House are on fire, and the special operation continues, he added.
A law enforcement source told RIA Novosti Thursday that five policemen have died in the course of the operation and several have been injured.
The militants said that they are headed by Doku Umarov’s “right hand” Amir Hamzat.