Baku-APA. Three militants were killed in a shootout with police on Monday in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, APA reports quoting Ria Novosti.
“The incident occurred at around 9:00 p.m. (17:00 GMT), when police officers tried to stop a car for a document check,†the source said. “They were fired on and returned fire. As a result of the shootout, the three men in the car were killed.â€
The source also said there were no police injuries.
Dagestan sees frequent militant attacks on police officers and officials. The restive republic saw around 50% of all terrorist attacks in Russia in 2010.
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