MOSCOW, September 4 (Itar-Tass) — Ibrahim Mukhuchiyev, known under the nickname of Abu Umar, was killed in Dagestan during a special operation on Sunday. “Mukhuchiyev and his unofficial wife were blocked in a privately owned house in the Groznensky District of Khasavyurt at 16.20, Moscow time,” Nikolai Sintsov, a representative of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee, told Itar-Tass.
Trying to break through, he opened fire and was killed, when the soldiers fired back. His unofficial wife was also killed. She had a grenade in her hand.
According to the information of the law enforcement agencies, Mukhuchiyev, born in 1985, was involved in a number of terrorist crimes, including the attempted murder and murder of civilians and police officers. “Aside from it, he was good at staging explosions,” Sintsov added.