At least 9 individuals had been killed and 25 others injured on Sunday in assaults on a number of places within the Russian Republic of Dagestan, together with a synagogue and two church buildings.
“Law enforcement officers, clergy and ordinary citizens became victims of monstrous terrorist attacks. The death toll reached nine people, seven of them law enforcement officers. Twenty-five people were injured,” the Muftiate of Dagestan stated on Telegram.
Russian media retailers, citing statements by the area’s Interior Ministry, initially reported that unidentified armed people attacked town of Makhachkala, the republic’s administrative capital, and the coastal metropolis of Derbent round 6 p.m. native time (1500GMT).
According to the studies, the attackers focused a police checkpoint in Makhachkala in addition to two church buildings and a synagogue in Derbent. The two cities are positioned about 128 kilometers (79.5 miles) from one another.
“Unknown persons made attempts to destabilize the social situation,” Sergey Melikov, the top of the Republic of Dagestan, stated on Telegram.
Russia’s Investigative Committee issued an announcement saying that it opened a felony case concerning the assaults in Derbent and Makhachkala to find out who’s behind them.
The head of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia in addition to the governor of the Stavropol territory bordering Dagestan introduced that safety measures have been strengthened as a result of incidents.
Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee additionally introduced {that a} counter-terrorism operation regime has additionally been launched within the two cities.
The committee later stated that the energetic part of the operation in Derbent was accomplished, throughout which two “bandits” had been killed.
Law enforcement officers killed 4 militants in Makhachkala throughout the ongoing counter-terrorist operation within the metropolis, the Russian state news company TASS reported, citing the press service of Dagestan’s Interior Ministry.
Source: www.anews.com.tr