Three persons killed in shootout in Dagestan

One policeman and two alleged attackers were killed near a police post in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Another law enforcer was wounded.

The incident occurred today at 1:30 a.m. at the police post near the village of Sulevkent, Khasavyurt District.

"In the course of operative-search actions, policemen stopped a Hyundai car, from inside of which three unidentified men opened fire on the policemen," says the website of the MIA of Dagestan.

In the shootout, one policeman was killed; his colleague was hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Two suspected attackers were killed; and the third one managed to leave the car and escape. The police are searching for him, said the MIA.

The killed alleged militants are being indentified, the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" reports with reference to the press service of the MIA.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.