3 Dagestanis Killed by Russian Security Forces, January 21, 2011

3 Dagestanis Killed by Russian Security Forces

January 21, 2011

Three Militants Killed in Daghestan

MAKHACHKALA, January 21, 2011 (RIA Novosti)

Three militants, including a local group leader, have been killed in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Daghestan (Dagestan), the government said Friday.

A committee spokesman said law enforcement officers tried to stop a Lada 2109 car, but militants inside it opened fire and were killed by return fire.

Attacks on police and officials are frequent in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republics.

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.