Anti-militant operation carried out in Ingushetia

A special operation to neutralize the members of an illegal armed group is underway on the outskirts of the rural settlement of Verkhniye Achaluki in Ingushetia, Itar Tass reports.

A source in the law enforcement agencies of Ingushetia said the gunmen were hiding in a private house, which has been surrounded. There is gunfire, the source added.