Six gunmen were destroyed and other 15 gunmen were detained in a special operation in Ingushetia on Tuesday. The detainees are under investigation for involvement in the gangs, a source in the republican law enforcement agencies told Itar-Tass. On Wednesday, the law enforcement agencies “resumed the search through the special operation area suspended on Tuesday with the dark fall.” The special operation was carried out in the Nazran region of Ingushetia near the village of Ekazhevo. The gunmen were trapped up at the abandoned farm. On the demands to surrender they opened fire at the law enforcers. According to the source, it became clear that during the search of the houses, where the gunmen were hiding, two grenade launchers and eight projectiles to them, a Kalashnikov assault rifle, grenades, about 4,000-5,000 cartridges, nine barrels of ammonium saltpeter with the weight of 50 kilograms each, which the gunmen used to apply for making homemade explosive devices were found. The killed and detained gunmen have not been reported to be identified yet. However, there are several active ringleaders are among killed and detained gunmen.
