<p><br /> Islamist rebels killed at least four people as they tried to seize Chechnya's parliament in a brazen suicide attack.<br /> </p><p><br /> Three rebels burst into the parliament compound in the Chechen capital of Grozny as deputies arrived for work and began the attack, which lasted until government forces stormed the building.<br /> </p><p><br /> One blew himself up and two others went on the rampage inside, spraying bullets around as they screamed "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest"), a Reuters source who spoke to a witness at the parliament building said.<br /> </p><p><br /> The remaining two attackers holed themselves up on the ground floor and then blew themselves up when forces loyal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov stormed the building.<br /> </p><p><br /> Kadyrov said in a brief statement all the deputies and other people inside the building had been freed.<br /> </p><p><br /> Earlier, Russia's federal Investigative Committee said four attackers had been killed.<br /> </p><p><br /> Interfax news agency also reported that the rebels had taken hostages but it was impossible to confirm this.<br /> </p><p><br /> At least 17 people were injured in the attack, one of the most brazen in Grozny for years.<br /> </p>
