MAKHACHKALA, June 9 (RIA Novosti) - The situation in the North Caucasus remains complicated, with 308 terrorism-related crimes committed since the start of the year, the Russian president said Tuesday.
Dmitry Medvedev told a Russian Security Council meeting in the republic of Daghestan that the crimes have included "one terrorist attack in the Chechen republic, and 104-105 crimes connected with explosives. Last year 312 criminal offenses were committed in the same period."
Medvedev said 75 law enforcement officers, 48 civilians and 112 militants have been killed in the region since the beginning of 2009.
The president said the recent terrorist attack that killed Daghestani Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Adilgerei Magomedtagirov, poses a challenge to the state. He also said the official has been posthumously granted the Hero of Russia title.
Magomedtagirov, 52, was assassinated on Friday afternoon while at a wedding reception in the capital, Makhachkala. He was wounded in the heart and died in hospital without regaining consciousness.
