16 Jun 2016 14:16

Group of militants detected in southern Dagestan, special operation in progress - source

MAKHACHKALA. June 16 (Interfax) - Police are chasing a group of militants near the village of Kasumkent in the Suleiman-Stalsky district of Dagestan, a source from the regional law enforcement authorities told Interfax.

"Police officers on a search mission bumped into a group of militants in a belt of trees near the village of Kasumkent. According to tentative reports, there are three militants there, they are well-armed and they are resisting the police," the source said.

There have been no casualties amongst the police; the special operation continues, he said.