Moscow , Russia ( CNN ) -- Three suicide bombers launched an attack on the Chechen parliament Tuesday , killing at least three people , officials told CNN . Vladimir Markin of the Russian Prosecutor 's Office said two police officers and a civilian died in the attack . Six other officers and 11 civilians were wounded , he said . However , Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov later said that only two people remained in the hospital . The others had `` sought medical assistance due to minor scratches caused by broken glass , or stress disorders , '' he said . A few hours after the attack was reported , the Prosecutor 's Office said police had the situation under control . `` The special operation on neutralizing rebels who had stormed into the Chechnya parliament building has just been completed , '' the office 's Investigative Committee said on its website . `` All of them were destroyed in a special operation when they showed resistance . '' The militants entered the parliament compound as lawmakers were making their way in , according to RIA Novosti , a state news agency . One of them blew himself up at the entrance to the building , while two others managed to get inside and barricade themselves on the ground floor , Markin said . As they were attacked by security forces , they too blew themselves up , he said . The explosions caused heavy damage to parts of the building , according to a reporter for the state-run Interfax news agency . Stained-glass windows on several floors were blown out , as were exterior tiles on the building , and some interior walls were demolished , the reporter said . Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , who was on a visit to France , was informed about the incident , the Kremlin reported on its website . Local Russian news agencies reported from the Chechen capital , Grozny , that the parliament resumed its work hours after the incident and held a planned session to discuss the republic 's budget . Kadyrov was there , as was Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev , who has been in Chechnya on an inspection visit . Kadyrov announced that the families of those killed in the attack will receive 300,000 rubles ( about $ 10,000 ) and those injured will receive 100,000 rubles ( about $ 3,300 ) each . In 2002 , suicide bombers driving two trucks carrying an estimated 1 ton of explosives rammed the gates of another government building in Grozny , killing 72 people and wounding 310 . Rebels in Chechnya started out fighting for independence in the 1990s , but in recent years , the fight has been aimed more at imposing Islamist rule and asserting their authority in the area . The fight has exacted a heavy toll in the North Caucasus region where Chechnya is located , and has now spread to other regions of Russia . The standard of living in the southwestern republic is poor compared with the rest of Russia . Unemployment is rampant and infant mortality is high . In addition , the Chechen population of about 1 million is mostly made up of Sunni Muslims , who maintain a distinctly different cultural and linguistic identity from Russian Orthodox Christians . The conflict dates back nearly 20 years , with Chechens having laid claim to land in the Caucasus Mountains region . Thousands have been killed and 500,000 Chechen people have been displaced from the fighting . A Chechen rebel leader took the responsibility for the deadly bombings that rocked two subway stations in central Moscow in March . In addition , Chechen rebels held 700 audience-members hostage in a Moscow theater in 2002 . A Russian effort to free them resulted in the deaths of 120 hostages . Chechen rebels also were accused of downing two Russian airplanes in 2004 . And they took over a school in Beslan in the North Ossetia region in 2004 . When the siege ended , more than 330 people had died -- half of them children . In recent years , the insurgency has moved to the east and the west -- to the republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia , where rebels are fighting troops to destabilize the region . CNN 's Matthew Chance contributed to this report .
Hospital : 2 remain hospitalized , other are minor , Chechen official says . Officials say 3 militants were killed and 17 wounded in the attack . The suspected militants blew themselves up , officials tell reporters .