House blocked in Izberbash destroyed, people killed in it identified

The today's special operation in the city of Izberbash resulted in a complete destruction of the house, where militants were hiding, said a source from the local law enforcement bodies. According to the source, one of the organizers of the terror acts in Volgograd may be among the casualties.

The special operation began in Izberbash at 7:40 a.m, Moscow time, when power agents blocked a house, in which, according to their version, suspected militants had taken refuge. The city was put under the CTO regime. A local told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the skirmish lasted for about an hour; and two persons were killed.

A source from law enforcement bodies of Izberbash has confirmed this information.

According to a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, the killed persons have been identified. "However, in the interests of the investigation, the data is not disclosed. Both bandits were members of the so-called 'Kadar' gang," the RIA "Dagestan" quotes the source.

According to preliminary information, Murad Zalitinov, the leader of the "Kadar" terrorist grouping and one of the organizers of the terror acts in Volgograd, may be one of the casualties, the "LifeNews" reports with reference to its own source among local law enforcers.