A counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Makhachkala on March 11, 2021. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-v-hode-kto-neytralizovan-bandit-1.html#&gid=1&pid=1

11 March 2021, 21:17

A man killed in CTO in Makhachkala

In Makhachkala, a man, who was shooting at law enforcers, was killed by return fire, a source reported.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that this morning, a counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been started in the Soviet District of Makhachkala after the law enforcement bodies received the information about the preparation of a terror act. When offered to surrender and lay down arms, an armed man opened fire from a private house, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reported.

According to the preliminary information, earlier, the killed suspect had served a long term of imprisonment in a penal colony for participation in the armed underground and was released from prison two years ago.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on March 11, 2021 at 12:42 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Rasul Magomedov Source: CK correspondent

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