Two militants killed in Dagestan - 3

Two militants have been killed today in the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala, a spokesman for the National Counter-Terrorism Committee told RIA Novosti.

A militant group was surrounded in an apartment of a multi-storey building on Peter I Avenue in the settlement of Reduktorny in Makhachkala.

Two militants were killed. No police officer was injured in the operation. A car belonging to one of the militants contained a bomb.

The militants are being identified. The police say that they were involved in terrorist activities, attacks and the murders of civilians and police officers.