MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Russian police said they trapped four suspected Islamic militants Wednesday in a house in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, and shot them when they refused to surrender.
The siege was the second in 48 hours in the North Caucasus federal republic, the BBC reported. Two people were killed Tuesday in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan.
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Three police officers were wounded in the exchange of gunfire Wednesday. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee said the militants used a grenade launcher in their attempted breakout.
Two of the dead were suspected of homicide and robbery. Police said they found guns, ammunition, grenades, components that could be used for bombs and another grenade launcher.
