20 Nov 2013 12:39

Makhachkala ringleader killed in police operation - source

MAKHACHKALA. Nov 20 (Interfax) - One of the militants killed in a police operation on Rakhmatullayev Street in Makhachkala has been identified as Murad Kasumov, the head of the Makhachkala terrorist and sabotage ring, a source from the Dagestani law enforcement authorities told Interfax.

"One of the two dead [militants] is Murad Kasumov, the leader of the local ring. The other is being identified," he said.

The Stechkin handgun and the Saiga carbine with a silencer and a sniper sight found at the scene of the shootout on Tuesday have been run through the weapons and ammo databank, the source said.

"Matches were found: the handgun was used to murder judges and the carbine was used in a dozen of attacks against police officers," he said.