Militant killed, two injured in Russia's North Caucasus
13:11, 16 February 2009
MAKHACHKALA. February 16. KAZINFORM One militant has been killed and two others injured after police in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan opened fire on their car, a local police spokesman said on Monday.
The militants were killed by police in Daghestan's Khasavyurtovsky district late on Sunday. Officers received a tipoff that the suspected gunmen were in the car and tried to stop it, but the driver did not follow police instructions; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
"Police opened fire. As a result one person was killed and two injured," the spokesman said.