Armed men in masks have kidnapped a police officer in Russia's troubled southern region of Ingushetia, an official said on Friday.
The abduction occurred in the town of Malgobek late on Thursday. The 23-year-old was driven away in an "unknown direction," a local police spokesman said.
A search is underway to find the kidnappers.
Security officers in the North Caucasus republic are regular targets of attacks by Islamist militants who seek independence from Moscow.
