29 Oct 2014 11:29

Interior Ministry: Almost 190 militants killed in North Caucasus in past nine months

PYATIGORSK. Oct 29 (Interfax) - Law enforcement officers killed 187 militants, including 30 ringleaders, in special operations in the North Caucasian Federal District in January-September 2014, the press service of the district police department said on Wednesday.

"A total of 323 militants and their accomplices were detained and 16 members of illegal armed units were induced to surrender," the report said.

In addition, the police seized 169 weapons.

The report said that the situation on the ground remained complicated but insistent efforts of the police had created a steady downward trend in the number of shooting incidents and explosions, which dropped by 50% this year.