Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

07 July 2016, 15:55

Eight people perished in shootout in Dagestan

Seven militants and one fighter of Special Forces were killed today during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, three other law enforcers were wounded, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that today at 3:30 a.m. Moscow time, the Karabudakhkent District was put under the CTO regime. Law enforcement sources have reported that, according to preliminary data as of 1:39 p.m. Moscow time, two suspected militants were killed, one fighter of Special Forces perished, and three other power agents were wounded in a shootout.

According to the NAC, in the course of the CTO conducted in the Karabudakhkent District seven militants and one FSB agent were killed, and three law enforcers were wounded, the RIA "Novosti" reported at 3:38 p.m. Moscow time.

According to a Dagestan law enforcement source, the militants killed in a shootout with power agents, were members of the "Makhachkala" grouping, the RIA "Novosti" adds.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

December 25, 2024 23:04

December 25, 2024 21:46

December 25, 2024 20:53

December 24, 2024 22:56

  • Chechen drivers tell about law enforcers' raids on roads

    The vehicle gas cylinder equipment (GCE) often breaks down and poses a danger, experts said after reports of checks on Chechen roads. Drivers linked the raids with the fight against car window tinting; and GCE checks are conducted in parallel.

December 24, 2024 22:36

  • Russian SAM revokes fatwa on permissibility of polygamy among Muslims

    The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has made a submission to the Chairman of the Russia Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) on the need to eliminate violations of the law in connection with the fatwa on the permissibility of polygamy. Citing this submission and the reaction of the public, the SAM has revoked the fatwa.

News archive