21:10, 30 April 2009

In Dagestan, skirmish between power agents is investigated

A special commission will study the reasons of the incident that happened in Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, where two persons were wounded in a skirmish that burst out among MIA servicemen.

"A service investigation was launched on the fact of the skirmish on April 29 near Kakashura village of the Karabudakhkent District. Only afterwards, the reasons and those guilty of what happened will be announced," Mark Tolchinskiy, head of the press service of the MIA of Dagestan, said to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 29, near Kakashura village, Karabudakhkent District, in a forest, a skirmish burst out between militiamen and soldiers, where two militiamen were wounded.

Under preliminary information, the skirmish was caused by poorly coordinated actions between OVD agents from the Nogai District of Dagestan and militaries of one of the units from the Internal Troops of Russia's MIA, who conducted their special actions.

Author: Oleg Ionov

Source: CK correspondent