Islamic State Claims Authorship of Attacks on Synagogues, Churches in Russian Republic of Dagestan

Fifteen officers and five civilians are slain in massacres.

Telegram channel of the head of Russia's Dagestan Republic via AP
The head of Dagestan republic, Sergei Melikov, center, visits the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue at Derbent on June 24, 2024. Telegram channel of the head of Russia's Dagestan Republic via AP

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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