A special operation against an armed gang blocked in the forest the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan on Sunday morning was resumed at dawn on Monday, a source in the republican department of the Federal Security Service told Itar-Tass. According to the source, “special task forces and the supposed gang of militants exchanged fire Sunday afternoon.” The source also said the gang of six to eight gunmen was part of a terrorist group headed by local resident Magomedali Vagabov. On Sunday, the Federal Security Service, the police and the Interior Ministry Forces cordoned the area and opened mortar and army aviation fire. On Monday, federal forces are expected to comb the area.
