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| 2 terror suspects killed, neighborhood on lockdown, special op underway in central Russia – reports | 2 terror suspects killed, neighborhood on lockdown, special op underway in central Russia – reports |
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| Police shot two suspected terrorists at a residential complex in Nizhny Novgorod in central Russia after they refused to stop their vehicle on request, according to law enforcement sources. The men were reportedly preparing a terrorist attack. | Police shot two suspected terrorists at a residential complex in Nizhny Novgorod in central Russia after they refused to stop their vehicle on request, according to law enforcement sources. The men were reportedly preparing a terrorist attack. |
| “[Officers] shot two suspected terrorists driving a Daewoo Nexia. Now, Federal Security Service officers are working at the scene,” a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti news agency. | “[Officers] shot two suspected terrorists driving a Daewoo Nexia. Now, Federal Security Service officers are working at the scene,” a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti news agency. |
| A third suspect has been detained, Interfax news agency reported, citing its own police source. | A third suspect has been detained, Interfax news agency reported, citing its own police source. |
| “Earlier today, three men who were driving a white Daewoo Nexia gave armed resistance [to law enforcement] in the Tsvety residential complex. As a result, two were eliminated and one was arrested,” the source said. | “Earlier today, three men who were driving a white Daewoo Nexia gave armed resistance [to law enforcement] in the Tsvety residential complex. As a result, two were eliminated and one was arrested,” the source said. |
| Officers reportedly opened fire on the suspects after they threw a grenade at them, TASS reported, citing another source close to the operation. | |
| “Police chased the Daewoo Nexia, which, according to our information, was being driven by members of illegal armed groups. When they noticed that they were being pursued, one of the suspects threw a grenade towards the police car. After this, the officers opened fire at the Daewoo Nexia,” the source said. | |
| According to TASS news agency, security service officers also defused a suspicious object, presumably an explosive device, which was in the suspects’ car. | According to TASS news agency, security service officers also defused a suspicious object, presumably an explosive device, which was in the suspects’ car. |
| “An anti-mine robot destroyed a suspicious object that was in the car,” a source told the agency, without specifying the nature of the object, adding that police had tried to stop the car for a check, but the driver refused to stop and attempted to flee. | “An anti-mine robot destroyed a suspicious object that was in the car,” a source told the agency, without specifying the nature of the object, adding that police had tried to stop the car for a check, but the driver refused to stop and attempted to flee. |
| The residential complex where the incident took place has been cordoned off. Sources say police are still at the site, reportedly combing through the neighborhood searching for the suspects’ possible accomplices. | The residential complex where the incident took place has been cordoned off. Sources say police are still at the site, reportedly combing through the neighborhood searching for the suspects’ possible accomplices. |
| Local residents have been posting pictures and updates on the situation on the residential complex’s social media page at VK.RU since early morning. | |
| They say there is heavy police presence in the area and that all roads leading to the complex have been sealed off. Many also noted that they were asked to stay inside by law enforcement, and some claim they were woken up this morning by the sound of gunshots. | |
| Two officers were reportedly wounded during the operation. | |
| “Officers were shell-shocked in the explosion; they were taken to the hospital,” another source told TASS. | |
| Only the cars of local residents are allowed to enter the grounds of the complex at the moment, and they must present documents proving that they live there. |