Three militants killed in Russia's troubled Dagestan
MOSCOW, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russian security forces have killed three militants in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the National Anti-Terror Committee (NAC) said Saturday.
The group of militants was spotted and blocked in a private house in the Karabudakhkent region on Friday, said a NAC spokesman.
An exchange of fire ensued as the militants refused to lay down their arms. In the fighting, one police officer was killed and another was wounded, said the spokesman.
Law enforcement officials evacuated residents of nearby houses before the operation.
In 2011, Russian security forces eliminated over 300 militants in the troubled North Caucasus republics of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, where militants frequently attack police and other government interests.
Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=50130
The group of militants was spotted and blocked in a private house in the Karabudakhkent region on Friday, said a NAC spokesman.
An exchange of fire ensued as the militants refused to lay down their arms. In the fighting, one police officer was killed and another was wounded, said the spokesman.
Law enforcement officials evacuated residents of nearby houses before the operation.
In 2011, Russian security forces eliminated over 300 militants in the troubled North Caucasus republics of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, where militants frequently attack police and other government interests.
Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=50130
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