3 Oct 2014 09:20

Several militants neutralized in Dagestan - source

MAKHACHKALA. Oct 3 (Interfax) - Three militants are believed to have been killed in a security operation in the village of Vremenny in the Untsukul district of Dagestan, a source in the republic's law enforcement agencies told Interfax on Thursday.

"The active phase of the operation has been put on hold. The preliminary information available indicates that three militants have been eliminated. An examination of the house where they were hiding will begin in the morning," he said.

A soldier of special operations units was earlier injured in the shootout with the militants, the source said.