INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Three traffic police officers and two gunmen were killed in a shootout in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, authorities and media
bystanders looked on.Dagestan regional head Sergei Melikov said the shootout began when a driver opened fire during a routine traffic
said in a statement on Telegram.Initial casualty reports varied widely, but the military broadcaster Zvezda later cited local officials as
saying that one police officer survived the attack and was hospitalized, though no details were given about his condition
criminal investigation into the attempted murder of law enforcement officers, auto theft and weapons trafficking.
