Russian President Dmitry Medvedev resolved on Friday to wipe out what he calls "bandits" across Russia's Muslim-dominated Caucasus after a suicide bomb killed seven policemen in the Dagestan region earlier this week. "As far as bandits are concerned ... They simply need to be eliminated," Medvedev told the head of the FSB, the successor to the KGB.
The Kremlin chief's hard-hitting words come after a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives at a traffic police depot on Wednesday in the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala, killing seven and injuring 20.
"(Eliminating bandits) must be done in a tough manner and systematically," Medvedev added.