Within the cities of Makhachkala and Derbent, armed males opened hearth nearly concurrently on a synagogue, two Orthodox church buildings and a police checkpoint. Police killed 4 attackers in Makhachkala and two in Derbent, Dagestan Governor Sergei Melikov mentioned in a video on Telegram.
“It is a tragic day for Dagestan and the entire nation,” Melikov mentioned. “We perceive who’s behind these assaults and what purpose they pursue,” Melikov additionally mentioned, with out clarifying who it issues. In response to Russia’s Nationwide Anti-Terrorism Committee, legal investigations have been opened into the “acts of terrorism”. A 3-day interval of mourning has been declared for the assaults.
The autonomous republic within the Caucasus, which borders Chechnya, is essentially Muslim. The Russian authorities often perform anti-terrorist operations there. Final October, Dagestan’s worldwide airport was stormed by pro-Palestinian protesters in search of passengers from Israel.
