MAKHACHKALA. Jan 20 (Interfax) - The special task force has begun storming the house in Makhachkala in which a group of militants are encircled, a source in Dagestan's law enforcement agencies told Interfax.
"After negotiations, the militants released a woman with two children from the house. They refused to surrender their weapons and turn themselves in. An attack has begun. Shots are being fired," the source said.