Authorities in the Russian republic of Dagestan say three suspected insurgents were killed Friday in a shootout with police. Law enforcement officials say a police patrol stopped a suspicious car during the night at a checkpoint in the capital Makhachkala. Police say the occupants of the car started shooting, and the police returned fire, killing […]
Authorities Kill 3 Suspected Insurgents in Dagestan
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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Three Gunmen, Policeman Killed in Dagestan
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
A top official of the military police has been assassinated in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, in the restive North Caucasus region. Officials say Shamil Murtuzaliyev, the deputy head of the special police division in Dagestan, was gunned down around noon local time Thursday in the region’s capital, Makhachkala. Russian news reports quoted a law […]
Five People Killed In Dagestan Shootout
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Russian authorities say five people were killed in a gunfight in the North Caucus republic of Dagestan late Wednesday. The Itar Tass new agency quotes a source as saying gunmen in a wooded area fired on a convoy of servicemen, near the village of Serebryakovka. A gun battle ensued, leaving two civilians, a serviceman and […]
