Gunmen kill at least 15 in attacks on synagogue and churches in Russia’s Dagestan

Simultaneous shootings target a synagogue in city of Derbent and police in region’s capital Makhachkala

Gunmen opened fire in two cities in Russia’s north Caucasus region of Dagestan, targeting a synagogue, two Orthodox churches and a police post and killing at least 15 police officers and a priest, Russian media reported.

“This is a day of tragedy day for Dagestan and the whole country,” Sergei Melikov, governor of the Dagestan region, said in a video published early on Monday on the Telegram messaging app.

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