Dagestani leader calls terrorist attacks agonized

Dagestani acting President Ramazan Abdulatipov said that the terrorist attacks that had happened in Makhachkala last week had been “an agony” of militant groups, Interfax reports.

Abdulatipov noted that locals were helping the police fight militants. Local communities were driving out people promoting Wahhabism and extremism.

15-17 people gave themselves up in the past several months.