Daesh on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on policemen in the city of Kaspiisk in the Russian Republic of Dagestan, Russia Today reported, citing monitoring group SITE.

Unidentified men reportedly attacked policemen with knives at a gas station on Monday morning,

One police officer was killed and another was injured. The attackers were shot and killed with return fire.

A criminal case was initiated over an attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer.