MAKHACHKALA. Dec 29 (Interfax) - A group of suspected militants has been blocked in a private house on Akushinsky Avenue in Makhachkala. Negotiations are in progress, a Dagestani police representative told Interfax.
Up to five suspected militants have been trapped. "Their families have been called for, and negotiations on the surrender have started," he said.
Interfax has not obtained official confirmation for this information.
In all, nine militants were killed in two police operations in the Kizilyurt district and Makhachkala on Friday and in the early morning hours of Saturday.