Unknown terrorists attacked a number of areas on Sunday within the Russian Republic of Dagestan, together with a synagogue, two church buildings, a roadside fuel station, and a police safety checkpoint, killing no less than six cops and a priest and injuring 12 others, officers confirmed.
According to a press release issued by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, unidentified armed people attacked Makhachkala and Derbent cities round 1500GMT.
The attackers focused a police checkpoint in Makhachkala, in addition to two church buildings and a synagogue in Derbent, killing six cops and injuring 12 others, the assertion stated.
It additionally talked about the demise of a priest and the continuing armed battle between safety forces and the attackers.
Video footage on social media exhibits a fireplace broke out on the synagogue in Derbent.
Earlier, Shamil Khadulaev, deputy chairman of Dagestan’s public monitoring fee, stated a priest and a safety officer from an Orthodox church in Derbent and Makhachkala, had been killed within the assaults.
The attackers reportedly used computerized weapons throughout the assault on the synagogue, in keeping with Gayan Garieva, head of the press service of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs.
“Around 6 pm local time (1500GMT) in Derbent, unknown individuals fired automatic weapons at a synagogue and a church,” she stated.
The synagogue and a police automobile had been engulfed in flames within the assault, in keeping with native media stories.
Sputnik additionally reported that the suspects fled in a white Volkswagen Polo bearing license plate 921.
It added that just about concurrently, unidentified people attacked a roadside fuel station on a avenue in Makhachkala.
In response to the assaults, authorities have imposed safety cordons in Makhachkala and Derbent, stepping up efforts to web the attackers.
Russia’s Investigative Committee issued the next assertion: “The Investigative Committee of Russia in the Republic of Dagestan initiated criminal cases under Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (terrorist act) on the facts of armed attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala, as a result of which police officers and civilians were killed and injured.”
It added that they’re at the moment investigating the incident and figuring out who was liable for the terrorist assaults.
“Investigators and forensic investigators are on the scene,” it stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr