Prison guards killed in Russia

Three prison guards have been killed in a drive-by shooting at a bus stop outside a correctional facility for women in southern Russia.

Andrei Kornitsky, duty officer at the regional Emergencies Ministry branch, said the killing of the guards, two women and one man, occurred as they were awaiting their ride home after working the night shift.

He said one female guard survived the shooting, near the village of Sovietsky in the Kabardino-Balkaria province, and was taken to hospital.