Rostov-On-Don, Russia, July 19, SPA -- Gunmen attacked a two-carconvoy carrying security forces in Chechnya on Tuesday andnews reports said at least eight people were killed. Vladimir Gerasin, a regional spokesman for the EmergencySituations Ministry, said a car and a minibus carryingeither Defense Ministry or Interior Ministry troops weretraveling outside the village of Znamenskoye whenassailants attacked. The forces returned fire and called for reinforcements,and then the vehicles exploded, Gerasin said. He saidbetween eight and 15 troops were wounded, but did not haveany immediate information on deaths. A regional spokesman for the Interior Ministry said atleast two were killed and seven wounded. He said the twocars carried officers and riot police, according to a report of The Associated Press. However, Russian news agencies reported that at leasteight people had been killed in the attack. News reportscited unnamed local officials as saying that civilians wereamong the victims.--SPA1444 Local Time 1144 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/277818