The police of Kabardino-Balkaria have concluded a special operation in the center of Nalchik. Militants were killed, a police source in Kabardino-Balkaria told RIA Novosti.
A militant group was blockaded into an apartment on Tuesday morning. A counter-terrorism operation started. The militants were killed at about 09.00 (Moscow time).
The source said that firefighters are currently extinguishing a fire that started in the apartment.
The police believe that Astimir Mamishev, the murderer of Kabardino-Balkarian mufti Anas Pshikhachev, could be among the dead militants.
Pshikhachev was killed in Nalchik in December 2010. Two assailants lured him from his house and shot him. 9mm rounds were found at the spot. Pshikhachev was one of the most authoritative religious figures in the North Caucasus.
