Two militants were killed in Dagestan’s Shamil district, the Russian news agency TASS quoted a source at the law enforcement bodies as saying.

"During a special mission, in Dagestan’s Shamil district, the law enforcers ran into alleged militants," the source said. "

"In the fight, two armed men were shot dead."

The dead are being identified now, the source added.

Among the killed could be a leader of the local bandit group Ibrahim Amirov.

Source: MENA