For fourth time in seven months, IS takes responsibility for terror acts in Dagestan

On March 29, the undermining of police cars in Dagestan was the fourth incident during seven months, the responsibility for which was taken by the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). Those attacks killed at least five persons, mostly law enforcers.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that at 8:30 p.m. Moscow time of March 29, two police vehicles with law enforcers sent from Krasnoyarsk for mission were blown up on the section of the federal highway "Kavkaz" in the area of the "Uytash" Airport and the village of Novy Khushet. The responsibility for the bombing was taken by the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia. Earlier, the Dagestani MIA has reported that one person was killed and two others were injured as a result of the explosion. According to a source from the regional law enforcement bodies, one of the victims was hospitalized in critical condition.

Earlier, it has been reported about three other cases, when militants of the IS took responsibility for armed attacks in Dagestan.

In total, as a result of those four attacks, at least four persons were killed, not including a suicide bomber who blew himself up near the village of Djemikent, and at least 31 others were injured. In all cases, the attacks were either directly committed against law enforcers or law enforcers were among victims.

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