“A criminal case has been initiated on the grounds of crimes under Art.

317 (“Encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer”), paragraph “a”, part 3 of Art.

222 of the Criminal Code of Russia (“Illegal trafficking in weapons committed by a group of persons by prior agreement”),” the message says.

Earlier it was reported that in the Leninsky district of Makhachkala, militants planning a terrorist attack were destroyed.