Rostov-on-Don, March 9, Interfax - An active member of a criminal armed group Valery Etezov has been killed in Nalchik, the capital of the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a source in Nalchik law enforcement services told Interfax.
"Etezov was placed on an international wanted list in 2005. He was identified by police and fired at them as they were trying to detain him, wounding two of them and a local resident. The militant was killed in the fighting," a source said.
An Austrian-made submachine gun, an improvised grenade and a fake police ID card were found on him.
"Etezov, 28, was a fanatical Wahhabi and a close associate to the local warlord Anzor Astemirov, who is on the federal wanted list," the source said.
Etezov is suspected of involvement in a series of high-profile terror acts and attacks on law enforcement officers.
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