Four militants killed in Russia anti-terror raid

Four militants killed in Russia anti-terror raid

ST PETERSBURG: -- Four militants have been killed after Russian special forces stormed an apartment in St Petersburg as part of an anti-terrorism operation – according to officials.

The Russian Investigating Committee says the men were on a wanted list of suspected members of a group in the volatile North Caucasus region.

“First, there were four loud bangs, then a series of shots. Then bangs and shots again,” described a local resident.

“Balcony windows on the other side of the house were blown away.”

Officials say three of the four men killed had been senior figures in the criminal underworld – responsible for a string of terror attacks and attempted assassinations of police officers.

Weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices are said to have been found in the raided apartment.

 

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