Law enforcers search for militants in Urus-Martan District of Chechnya

Chechen law enforcers are searching militants in the Urus-Martan District of the republic, where last night a suspected member of the armed underground was killed while law enforcers tried to detain him.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the armed clash in the Urus-Martan District took place in the forest near the village of Shalazhi. According to a source from the Chechen law enforcement bodies, an armed man who was killed in a shootout was identified as Khamid Andiev, an active member of the armed underground.

At present, in the area of the village of Shalazhi, law enforcers are searching for militants and their accomplices. This was reported by a source from the Chechen law enforcement bodies. According to him, it is possible that the killed man "had accomplices and abettors from the local community."