 A militant, known to be the ideologist of the "Shariat" extremist group, was killed in a sweep operation in Dagestan on Monday morning, the Interfax news agency reported. The agency quoted Dagestan's Interior Ministry as saying another leader of the same group managed to escape. The Ministry's press service also said that two policemen were killed and another was wounded in the operation. The sweep operation, which targeted militants who were hiding in a private house in Primorsky, was launched at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, said the agency quoting a source in the Dagestani Interior Ministry. |