Dagestan

Mostly police officers killed in attacks in Russian region of Dagestan – National

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Mostly police officers killed in attacks in Russian region of Dagestan – National

Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following a rampage by Islamic militants who killed 19 people, most of them police, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities. Sunday’s violence in Dagestan’s regional capital of Makhachkala and nearby Derbent was the latest that … Read more

Armed militants in Dagestan kill priest and police in attacks on churches, synagogue and police post – National

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Armed militants in Dagestan kill priest and police in attacks on churches, synagogue and police post – National

Armed militants attacked two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a traffic police post in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, killing a priest, a church security guard and at least six police officers, Russian state news agency Tass said Sunday. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said in a statement that a Russian Orthodox priest and police officers … Read more