More than fifteen police officers became victims of the militant’s attack in Dagestan, head of the region Sergey Melikov said.
"More than fifteen police officers fell victims of the today’s terrorist act, protecting peace and calmness of Dagestan," he said in a video posted on the Telegram channel.
Several civilians were also killed as a result of the terrorist act, including Father Nikolay, who served for more than forty years in the Orthodox church in Derbent, he added.
- Six militants were killed in Dagestan and authorities will continue detecting sleeper cells, head of the region Sergey Melikov said.
"Six gunmen were killed. Further operative and search and investigative action will continue until detecting all the participants of sleeper cells, which were definitely prepared in particular from abroad," Melikov said.
The situation in Dagestan after the terrorist acts in Makhachkala and Derbent is under control of authorities and law enforcement agencies, he noted. "The situation is controlled by government authorities, by law enforcement authorities," Melikov stressed.
The three-day mourning is announced in Dagestan due to attacks of militants.
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Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in attacks across two cities in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan, killing an Orthodox priest and at least 15 police officers, the region's head said.
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The simultaneous attacks across the cities of Makhachkala and Derbent came three months after 145 people were killed in an attack claimed by the Islamic State on a concert hall near Moscow, Russia's worst terrorist attack in years.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks in the volatile North Caucasus region.
"We understand who is behind the organisation of the terrorist attacks and what goal they pursued," Mr Melikov said, without disclosing further details.