MAKHACHKALA, February 17 (Itar-Tass) - Three militants from illegal armed groups have been liquidated in a special operation which is under way in the Khasavyurt district Dagestan.

“Law enforcers liquidated three members of illegal armed groups in an armed clash near Pokrovskoye village at around 03:00 Moscow time,” investigators told Itar-Tass.

Arsen Kuramagomedov, the chief of the Kizilyurt gang, was liquidated on Saturday evening. He had put up armed resistance to policemen prior to being killed.