Islamic State Claims Authorship of Attacks on Synagogues, Churches in Russian Republic of Dagestan
Fifteen officers and five civilians are slain in massacres.

The Islamic State claimed authorship today of coordinated attacks that burned synagogues and churches Sunday evening in Russia’s overwhelmingly Muslim Republic of Dagestan. In firefights that lasted for hours, 15 police officers, five civilians, and six attackers were killed. In addition, 46 people were hospitalized, including four critically wounded police officers.
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