Policeman wounded at CTO in Dagestan

Today, within the counterterrorist operation (CTO), law enforcers began storming the house in the village of Endirei, Khasavyurt District, where the alleged militants, who wounded a policeman, were hiding.

The policeman was wounded when inspecting a private house in the above village. "Additional special forces were brought to the venue. The house is blocked; and an assault in underway," an informed source has reported, not specifying how many alleged militants are inside the blocked house, the "Interfax" reports.

The RIA "Novosti" has received confirmation of the wounded policeman and the start of the assault from another republic's law enforcement source.

According to the RIA "Derbent", the militants Musa Bilalov and Dagir Gadjiev may be hiding in the house.

Musa Bilalov and Dagir Gadjiev, along with four other militants, are the members of the only underground armed grouping that has not yet been liquidated in Dagestan, a law enforcement source told the "Caucasian Knot" in July this year.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 13, 2018 at 01:11 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.