It became known that the militants wanted to kill police officers with knives on the streets of Kaspiysk.
According to the FSB of the Russian Federation, they purchased knives to commit these crimes.
One of the detainees said that the knives were planned to be used to attack patrol officers, RIA Novosti reports.
The militants, using knives, wanted to attack the officers patrolling the streets with the aim of killing them.
The detainee explained that they considered the patrolmen to be infidels who could be killed.
The FSB reported that, in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, terrorist attacks in Dagestan were prevented.
It turned out that the three detainees were planning to commit terrorist attacks against law enforcement agencies and a church.
The militants confessed to their intentions immediately after their arrest.
Criminal cases have been opened against the defendants.
Investigators are continuing their investigation to clarify all the circumstances.