A spokesman for the local Interior Ministry said Makhach Mamashev was killed last night near the town of Khasavyurt. Police say Mamashev was killed after he put up armed resistance as police were trying to detain him.
He was wanted for attacks on police in at least two Chechen villages.
Daghestan has recently seen increased violence, some spilling over from neighboring Chechnya, some linked to feuds among criminal gangs.
(ITAR-TASS/AP)
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He was wanted for attacks on police in at least two Chechen villages.
Daghestan has recently seen increased violence, some spilling over from neighboring Chechnya, some linked to feuds among criminal gangs.
(ITAR-TASS/AP)
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