A policeman was killed after in an attack on a police checkpoint in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a spokesman for the local police said on Tuesday.
He said that shortly after the midnight on Tuesday, unknown suspects opened fire on a police checkpoint located in the south of the republic's capital, Makhachkala.
An officer on duty was wounded and died later of sustained injuries on his way to a hospital.
The spokesman added that the search for assailants is currently underway.
Militant violence is common in Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus republics, especially Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia.
The Kremlin has pledged to wage "a ruthless fight" against militant groups but also acknowledged a need to tackle unemployment, organized crime, clan rivalry and corruption as causes of the ongoing violence in the region.
MAKHACHKALA, June 15 (RIA Novosti)
