In Makhachkala, unknown people staged a shootout with police, reported about the dead

In Makhachkala, unknown people attacked police officers. This was reported by the publication by RIA Dagestan , as well as the telegram channels "112" , Mash and Baza close to the Russian security forces. Later, the information was confirmed by the head of the republic Sergey Melikov and the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs .

“Today, at about 14:20 in Makhachkala, unidentified persons attacked an outfit of the traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Dagestan. According to preliminary information, three police officers died as a result of the attack, ”the region’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

They added that several attackers hid in a police car. An interception plan has been announced, the search for criminals continues. Later, the security forces said that two militants were dead. Judging by the photo and video published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there were four attackers. Two of them were killed in place, two more hid in a police car.

Updated (19:00 Moscow time)
There were two, not four, who attacked the police in Makhachkala, the criminals were “neutralized”, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan said.

The head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, also clarified that two police officers died as a result of the attack. Earlier it was reported that three police officers were killed.

“According to preliminary data, the Ministry of Internal Affairs tried to stop the car, but the driver did not obey and opened fire on them,” Sergei Melikov wrote in his telegram channel.

As a result of the shootings, seven people were injured, including two civilians, the Ministry of Health of the Republic reported . Among the wounded - a girl of 17 years old, her condition is evaluated as medium severity.

In addition, according to the department, two policemen were hospitalized, one of whom is in serious condition, as well as two attackers. One of the security forces died on the spot, added to the regional Ministry of Health.

The Investigative Committee spoke about the initiation of a criminal case under articles on the infringement of the life of the security forces (Article 317 of the Criminal Code), theft without the purpose of theft (Article 166 of the Criminal Code) and theft of weapons (Article 226 of the Criminal Code).