Dagestani separatist rebels have claimed responsibility for the shooting dead of a military official and a politician.
In the first incident Lieuteneant-Colonel Magutdin Urdikhanov was shot in the chest on the outskirts of the village of Khalil in the Tabasaran district of the country. He died of his wounds a short time later. According to initial reports Urdikhanov was attached to the Internal Security Unit of the Interior Ministry.
In a separate attack, Alibulat Gasanov, a member of the People's Assembly was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in the Kaytag region of the province. His brother, who was driving the car, died at the scene. It is unclear whether or not Gasanov has survived however a rebel news site is claiming that he has since died of his injuries. It is also unclear how the car was attacked although local media has claimed that it was attacked by gunmen.
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