MOSCOW, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Five suspected militants have been killed by law enforcement officers in the Russian republic of Dagestan, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee says.
The committee said the suspects were members of "the Khasavyurt gang" who had shot at police officers the day before, RIA Novosti reported Friday.
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Police said the militants had been involved in extortion and attempts to assassinate police officers.
The North Caucasus republic has been the epicenter of an Islamist insurgency in recent years.
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