Five militants were killed Thursday in a security operation in the Southern Russian republic of Dagestan, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday.
On Thursday, police and security forces of the republic conducted a counter-terrorist operation in the town of Khasavyurt, where the militants were blocked in a house. The militants refused to surrender and opened fire at the law enforcers.
All five militants, including a gang leader, were killed and two security officers were injured in the fighting, a spokesman of the interior ministry said.
Dagestan has been troubled by violence linked to rebels based in the neighboring North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, where frequent attacks by militants occur.
Source:Xinhua
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