MOSCOW, December 4 (RAPSI) – The terrorists who have been killed in Grozny planned large-scale terrorist attacks, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday, citing a statement by the National Anti-terrorism Committee’s press service.

According to the committee, 10 security officers were killed and 28 wounded during the operation.

“Thanks to the precise and coordinated efforts of the law enforcement and security services, some of the terrorists were uncovered and neutralized, which helped the security forces to liquidate the main group and prevent large-scale terrorist attacks that could have claimed many lives,” the statement says.

Last night, terrorists driving three cars attacked a traffic police station, killing three to seven police officers. After that, the terrorists took cover in the Press House in central Grozny, where seven of them were killed during a shootout with the security services.

Earlier in the  morning, several terrorists broke into School No. 20, also in the city center, where they have been blocked in by the security forces and neutralized.

The search of both House of Press and School No. 20 buildings turned up various firearms, grenades, ammo and 24 homemade IEDs, according to law enforcement authorities.