The attackers had a number of targets in thoughts. For instance, they opened hearth on a synagogue and an Orthodox church within the metropolis of Derbent, one of many southernmost cities in Russia on the west coast of the Caspian Sea. Each buildings went up in flames.
On the identical time, a police station and one other church have been attacked within the regional capital Makhachkala, greater than 100 kilometers away. A synagogue was additionally set on hearth there, the Russian Council of Jewish Communities stated.
“In keeping with preliminary knowledge, 15 legislation enforcement officers and 4 civilians, together with an Orthodox priest, have been killed,” a press release from Russia’s Investigative Committee stated. As a result of assaults, a interval of three days of mourning has been declared.
