The search is reportedly part of an investigation into a series of terrorist attacks in Dagestan earlier this month. No arrests were made during the raids, according to local media.
Russian media outlets previously said former MMA fighter Gadzhimurad Kagirov, a cousin of Magomed Omarov – the former head of Dagestan’s Sergokalinsky district – was among a group of armed men who attacked sites in the city of Derbent, and was killed during the ensuing counter-terrorist operation. Kagirov reportedly trained at the raided gym. Omarov’s son and a nephew were also among the attackers.
