CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: At Least 7 People Killed, 12 Injured in a Series of Shootings at a Synagogue and an Orthodox Church in Dagestan, Russia [#RussiaShooting #DagestanShooting #DerbentDagestanShooting]
Gunmen opened fire in a series of shootings in Russia’s Dagestan area, killing 6 police officers and injuring 12, according to the interior ministry.
The attacks targeted a synagogue and an Orthodox church in Derbent, followed by a traffic police post in Makhachkala.
According to sources, the attacks killed a priest as well.
According to reports, 2 of the gunmen were shot dead.
According to reports, some attackers were holed up in a building near Derbent, which police were prepared to storm.
A counter-terrorist operation is underway to find shooters in Derbent and Makhachkala, Dagestan’s primary administrative town, according to a statement from Russia’s national anti-terrorist committee.
The ministry claimed that both the synagogue and the church had been set on fire.
The attackers allegedly left in a car.
According to Reuters, there was later an exchange of gunfire at a police position in Makhachkala, which is roughly 125 kilometers (75 miles) north along the Caspian Sea coast.
Police were ready to attack a building where militants were holed up in Derbent, according to an unofficial channel on the Telegram messaging service Mash.
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