(Itar-Tass) - During the shootout policemen destroyed in downtown Nalchik an active member of illegal armed units Radik Bappinayev, 27, who put up armed resistance during the detention operation. He has been on the federal and international wanted list for several grave and heinous crimes, including a raid on Nalchik in October 2005, chief press officer of Kabardino-Balkaria’s Interior Ministry Marina Kyasova told Itar-Tass on Wednesday. “One of notorious leaders of the Wahhabite underground criminal community in the republic was tracked down at about 23.00 Moscow time on Tuesday during the search operation upon getting the operative information,” he emphasized. According to Kyasova, upon noticing the pursuit Bappinayev opened fire, and then hurled a grenade at the police patrol car with three policemen inside. Then he was trying to seize a car with three passengers driving by, but policemen returned fire and destroyed him. “No civilians and policemen were injured,” Kyasova indicated. A Makarov handgun, which had been stolen during an attack on the Nalchik Drug Control department in December 2004, five magazines to it, a grenade and a radio tuned on the police wave were found on the destroyed bandit.