A view shows plumes of smoke rising from building, in Derbent, Russia, June 23, 2024, in this still image obtained from a video. VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing six police officers and injuring 12, the region's Interior Ministry was quoted as saying.Thomson ReutersPlumes of smoke rise from a building in Derbent, in Russia's Dagestan region, on Sunday.
The ministry, quoted by Russian news agencies, said two gunmen had been shot dead as the incidents unfolded. An Orthodox priest was also reported to have been killed. The news agencies reported that street fights were gripping Makhachkala, the chief administrative city in Dagestan, a mainly Muslim region on the Caspian Sea.
An unofficial channel on the Telegram messaging app, Mash, said police were preparing to storm a building where gunmen were holed up in Derbent, about 125 kilometres further south. The gunmen attacked a synagogue and a church in Derbent, home to an ancient Jewish community and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Interior Ministry was quoted as saying that both the synagogue and church were ablaze.
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