“The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the KBR has initiated two criminal cases on the grounds of crimes under Part 2 of Art.

222 ("Illegal acquisition, storage and carrying of weapons by a group of persons"), part 2 of Art.

222.1 ("Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy"), as well as Article 317 ("Encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer") of the Criminal Code of Russia ", - leads TASS report of the regional administration of the IC of Russia for the KBR.

Earlier it was reported that during the counter-terrorist operation in Kabardino-Balkaria, five bandits were eliminated.

According to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC), the militants intended to commit terrorist crimes.