Machine gun. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/bandity-napavshie-na-post-policii-v-malgobekskom.html

14 May 2017, 23:07

One man killed in shootout in Dagestan

A suspected militant has been killed in a suburb of Makhachkala, while policemen tried to detain him, a source reports.

According to the source, the man opened fire at the policemen.

The shootout occurred when the policemen tried to stop a car to check the driver's documents, the RIA "Novosti" reports with reference to a source from the law enforcement agencies of Dagestan.

The victim has been preliminary identified as a member of the Makhachkala subversive and terrorist grouping, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

According to the Dagestani MIA, no policemen or civilians were injured in the shootout.

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

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