At least nine dead, 25 injured as gunmen attack places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan | CNN
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Among the dead are seven law enforcement officers, a priest and a church security guard, according to local authorities. Four “militants” have also been killed, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

The synagogue is now on fire with large flames and plumes of smoke billowing heavily out of a series of windows on at least one floor of the structure.

At least one police officer was killed and another injured, according to preliminary reports from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan duty officer.

  • RedditWanderer@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    What is this garbage headline and tldr.

    At least nine people have been killed and 25 injured in what appear to be coordinated attacks by gunmen in Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province, local authorities say.

    Attacks have been reported at multiple places of worship and a police traffic stop in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala, which are about 120km (75 miles) apart.

    Among the dead are seven law enforcement officers, a priest and a church security guard, according to local authorities. One of the law enforcement officers killed was the head of the “Dagestan Lights” police department, Mavludin Khidirnabiev, according to the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Telegram channel.

    Four “militants” have also been killed, according to the Russian news agency TASS.