Gang-leader killed in Dagestan was from Azerbaijan

The head of Khasavyurt gang Tural Atayev, who was killed in Dagestan, turned out to be from Balaken region of Azerbaijan.

As Azerbaijani media inform quoting law-enforcement agencies that Atayev Tural Murtuzali was born in Mahamala village of Balaken region in 1988. He joined radical religious groups and left Azerbaijan several years ago. Tural Atayev was known among the members of gang as Yahya.

One of the private houses was blocked by Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and Interior Ministry special forces in the Pervomayskoye village in Dagestan’s Khasavyurt District. The members of illegal armed units were told to lay down arms, but they opened fire from automatic weapons on law enforcers.

All five were “neutralized” during the special operation. 

Weapons and ammunition were discovered on the site of the clash. No civilians were injured.