17:19, 12 February 2014

Three suspected militants killed in special operation in Dagestan

Special operation in Dagestan. December 2013. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/

In the course of a special operation conducted in the village of Bammatyurt, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, three suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) were killed, said a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Let us remind you that on Wednesday in Bammatyurt law enforcers blocked a private house. According to power agents, members of the "Kizilyurt" terrorist grouping were inside the house.

The active phase of the special operation in Bammatyurt is over, the source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

"The militants barricaded in the house were invited to surrender, but they refused and started shooting and throwing grenades at the power agents. In the course of the firefight those in the house were killed," said the source.

According to operative information, the casualties were members of the subversive and terrorist grouping that operated in the territory of the Khasavyurt and Kizilyurt Districts.

Author: Makhach Akhmedov

Source: CK correspondent