21 September 2013, 20:24
NAC: person killed in Makhachkala was involved in May terror act
On September 21, at 3:30 p.m., in Akushinsky Street, a man was killed after he opened fire on policemen, when they asked him to present documents. The woman who was with him was wounded, said a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and added that according to preliminary data, the policemen killed Zaur Sheikhakhmedov, the leader of the so-called "Caspian" bandit grouping.
"According to the operative headquarters of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), in Dagestan, Sheikhakhmedov was directly involved in a number of terror-related crimes, in particular, he had planned and organized the terror act, committed on May 25, 2013," the RIA "Novosti" quotes the NAC's statement.
Let us remind you that on May 25, an explosion was triggered in the capital of Dagestan, in Gamzatov Street, close to the MIA building. The explosive device was triggered by a female suicide bomber. According to the police, three persons were killed and 15 were wounded; according to unofficial information, there were 18 victims.
The "Interfax" adds with reference to its source from the NAC that Sheikhakhmedov became the leader of the "Caspian" grouping in July 2012, after its former leader was liquidated in a special operation.
