
As a result of the special operation in the suburbs of the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria Nalchik, 11 militants were killed, TASS reports . As stated in the National Anti -Terrorism Committee, they were supporters of the Islamic State.
Security bodies received information "On the presence of a group of armed persons involved in a terrorist orientation crimes in the vicinity of the city of Nalchik," the NAC reported. On Sunday morning, the head of the operational headquarters in Kabardino-Balkaria ordered to start a special operation and introduced a number of special-timer and temporary restrictions on the parts of the territory of the city district of Nalchik and the Chereksky municipal district.
The terrain was blocked by the forces of special forces of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the special operation, a dugout with militants was discovered. In response to the proposal to lay down a weapon and they opened fire on law enforcement officials and applied grenades, they say in NAC. It is reported that 11 militants were killed.
"All of them were part of the bandit group, whose members swore allegiance to the ISIS International Terrorist Organization," said NAC. According to the report, the active phase of the operation continues, among the security forces of the dead and the wounded.
On October 20, Vladimir Putin said that the FSB officers in 2015 prevented 20 terrorist attacks . According to the president, during special operations, 112 militants were liquidated, including 26 leaders. Also, according to the president, more than 560 members of gangs were detained.