Russia said Thursday it had killed a suspected militant planning a terror attack in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK) in a statement announced that an operation to "prevent the preparation of a terrorist attack" was carried out Thursday.
"A bandit who put up armed resistance was neutralized," it said, adding that arms, ammunition and a suicide belt were discovered on the scene.
NAK said no civilians or law enforcement were injured during the operation.
Video released by NAK showed cordoned-off streets and several Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in full camouflage slowly approaching a low-rise brick building, AFP reported.
The announcement comes less than a month after Russia said its security forces swept up 19 suspected extremists during coordinated raids across the North Caucasus and annexed Crimea.
The FSB said later that month it foiled an attack planned by a Dagestan cell loyal to ISIS.
