According to local police a militant leader was killed Friday during a special operation in Daghestan in southern Russia, RIA Novosti news agency reported March 23.

Rustam Bashayev, 28, was on the federal wanted list for committing several acts of terrorism on the territory of Daghestan and Chechnya.

He was a close relative of Suleiman Elmurzayev, a field commander of the so-called Chechen Central Front, and was responsible for the financing of militant groups in various districts of Chechnya and Daghestan.

Local authorities have not yet disclosed the details of the operation.

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