Three days of nationwide mourning started on Monday in Dagestan after a number of cops, an Orthodox priest and several other others have been killed in assaults on two church buildings, a synagogue and a site visitors police put up.
The assaults came about within the cities of Makhachkala and Derbent on Sunday night when males with computerized weapons stormed into the buildings.
Not less than 15 of the victims are cops, whereas 4 are civilians, together with an Orthodox priest, in keeping with Russian investigators. Based on Dagestan’s personal Ministry of Well being, 46 folks have been injured.
Dagestan is a area the place a lot of the inhabitants are Muslim. It’s not clear who’s behind the assault. No group had mentioned on Monday that they have been behind the assault.
Interfax and different state-run Russian information businesses additionally declare that “the anti-terrorist operation has ended”, with out it being clear what this implies. The assault comes three months after 145 folks have been killed in an assault on a live performance corridor exterior Moscow, the worst terrorist assault in Russia in years. The Islamist extremist group IS has claimed duty for this assault.
– We perceive who’s behind the terrorist assault and what sort of objectives that they had, claims Governor Sergej Melikov.
A number of of the attackers are mentioned to have additionally been killed, with out this having been verified by impartial sources.
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2024-06-26 17:37:28