At first, they tried to detain four neutralized militants in Dagestan

Four militants affiliated with the Islamic State (the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation) tried to detain them at first, but they opened fire. Footage from the scene on Wednesday, March 5, is published by Izvestia.

"They tried to detain the criminals at first, but they opened fire. The terrorists were traveling in a Volkswagen Polo car," said correspondent Murad Magomedov.

According to the intelligence services, the attackers were preparing an attack on the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Earlier in the day, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) reported that four militants were in Dagestan were neutralized during a counter-terrorism operation conducted by the NAC operational headquarters.

During the counter-terrorism operation (CTO) in Dagestan on the night of March 5, there was A group of militants who were preparing a terrorist attack has been blocked. It is specified that at night in the Kirovsky district of Makhachkala, criminals opened fire from automatic weapons at traffic police officers while trying to detain them.