Adilgerei Magomedtagirov

Three assassination attacks targeted Magomedtagirov since his appointment in 1998.^{[citation needed]} He survived two of these attempts. The first two assassination attempts were in Makhachkala, the capital city of Dagestan, in August 2007 and on 4 February 2007, respectively.^[3]

He was shot dead on 5 June 2009, while attending a wedding at a restaurant in Makhachkala.^[4] Magomedtagirov was shot by a sniper as he stepped outside the wedding to talk to his brother and a co-worker.^[5] He died almost instantly from his wounds. One of his deputies, Aburazak Abubakarov, was also killed in the incident.^[2] In addition, three other people, including the father of the groom, were wounded in the attack.^[5]

An official of such a high rank had not been assassinated in Dagestan before.^[2]

Two people, one of whom had been serving as lieutenant, were arrested and sentenced in June 2013 due to their involvement in the murder.^{[citation needed]} They were allegedly financed by a militant group led by Ibragim Gadzhidadayev.^{[citation needed]}

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