7 Sep 2016 09:08

Ringleader presumably killed in Izberbash village in Dagestan - source

MOSCOW. Sept 7 (Interfax) - A certain Khalinbekov, local ringleader, has been presumably killed in Izberbash, a source from the law enforcement authorities told Interfax.

"According to preliminary information, a militant has been killed in a blocked house in Izberbash. It could be a local ringleader, Khalinbekov," he said.

The identity of the killed man is now being established, he said.

An anti-terrorism operation regime was imposed in the Dagestani village of Izberbash at 6 a.m. Moscow time on Wednesday, a representative of the anti-terrorism operation staff said.

The source also said that members of that ring might be involved in the attack on a road police patrol in August 2016, when two police officers died.