Four militants killed in Russia's North Caucasus
12:24, 20 August 2010
MAKHACHKALA. August 20. KAZINFORM Russian Police have killed four militants in the volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan, a local police representative said on Friday. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The militants opened fire at police officers after their car was stopped for document checks late on Thursday in the Dagestani Khasavyurt district. They were killed in retaliatory fire.
"Four people were killed in return fire," the spokesman said, adding that their identities would soon be established.
A fire started in one of the cars as a result of the shootout, the spokesman said.
Police found a gun and a grenade in one of the cars and three guns with ammunition in the other.
Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus republics, especially Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, have seen an upsurge of militant violence lately, with frequent attacks on police and officials. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.