One person wounded in special operation in Dagestan

In the village of Kvanada of the Tsumada District of Dagestan, law enforcers are searching for accomplices of Magomed Abdulkhalikov, killed in a shootout. This was reported by the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). According to the law enforcers, one of the militants was wounded.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that today, in the village of Kvanada, at 4:00 a.m. Moscow time, counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced in the village of Kvanada of the Tsumada District. A shootout between suspected militants and law enforcers occurred there, and as a result, one man was killed. According to sources from the law enforcement bodies, he has been identified as Magomed Abdulkhalikov, who was on the wanted list since 2014.

According to the NAC, Magomed Abdulkhalikov, born in 1986, was the leader of the Tsumada militant grouping. He was suspected of armed attacks on civilians and law enforcers and extortion of large amounts of money from entrepreneurs, the "TASS" reports.

The special operation in the village of Kvanada is underway. The law enforcers have blocked the place of the clash and are searching for accomplices of Magomed Abdulkhalikov.

No civilians or law enforcers have suffered in the special operation, the RIA "Novosti" reports with reference to a NAC official.

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