Russian forces kill nine suspected militants in raid

Monitoring Desk

MOSCOW: The Russian National Anti-Terror Committee has said that at least nine suspected people were killed by Russian forces in a raid conducted in Dagestan on Saturday.

According to the statement, the operation against the terrorist was launched on Saturday Dagestan after Russian forces received a tip off that some suspected people were hiding in the city, who allegedly planned to commit an attack on May 1.

Dagestan, which lies immediately east of Chechnya, has seen a number of attacks in recent years, with several assaults against police claimed by the so-called Islamic State group.