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| Terrorist cell besieged in southern Russia (VIDEOS) | Terrorist cell besieged in southern Russia (VIDEOS) |
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| The group of armed militants reportedly planned to conduct “high-profile” attacks | The group of armed militants reportedly planned to conduct “high-profile” attacks |
| The Russian security services have carried out a counterterrorism operation in Ingushetia, after the authorities located and blocked a group of gunmen inside a residential building in the city of Karabulak on Saturday evening. | The Russian security services have carried out a counterterrorism operation in Ingushetia, after the authorities located and blocked a group of gunmen inside a residential building in the city of Karabulak on Saturday evening. |
| Federal Security Service (FSB) agents surrounded the suspected militant hideout around 7:30pm local time, according to the regional crisis center. All residents of the multi-story apartment building and surrounding buildings were evacuated, as the authorities moved in to secure the area. | Federal Security Service (FSB) agents surrounded the suspected militant hideout around 7:30pm local time, according to the regional crisis center. All residents of the multi-story apartment building and surrounding buildings were evacuated, as the authorities moved in to secure the area. |
| The militants engaged in a fierce firefight with the authorities, with sporadic gunfire and grenade explosions heard late into the night, according to media reports and videos from the scene. | The militants engaged in a fierce firefight with the authorities, with sporadic gunfire and grenade explosions heard late into the night, according to media reports and videos from the scene. |
| There were no casualties or injuries among civilians. The head of the republic, Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, urged people “not to panic and remain calm,” adding that the “situation is under the control of law enforcement agencies.” | There were no casualties or injuries among civilians. The head of the republic, Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, urged people “not to panic and remain calm,” adding that the “situation is under the control of law enforcement agencies.” |
| It remains unclear how many gunmen were blocked in the hideout, but according to the authorities, at least one of the suspects was on a federal wanted list in connection with a deadly terrorist raid on a police outpost last year. | It remains unclear how many gunmen were blocked in the hideout, but according to the authorities, at least one of the suspects was on a federal wanted list in connection with a deadly terrorist raid on a police outpost last year. |
| On Sunday morning, RIA Novosti, citing a source in law enforcement agencies, reported that a total of six militants had been neutralized in Karabulak. The agency also said that the fighting is now over, and a sweep-up operation is underway in the gunmen’s hideout. |