Gunmen Kill at Least 6 at Synagogue and Churches in Russian Republic

NYT WORLD: Gunmen Kill at Least 6 at Synagogue and Churches in Russian Republic
By Ivan Nechepurenko
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: June 23, 2024 at 03:00AM

At least a half-dozen police officers and a priest in Dagestan died in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, local officials said.

Gunmen attacked synagogues and churches in two cities in southern Russia on Sunday, killing multiple police officers and a priest, in an apparently coordinated assault that underscored Russia’s vulnerability to extremist violence.  

Officials said six of the gunmen were killed after shootouts in the two cities, Makhachkala and Derbent, in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea. Wielding rifles and Molotov cocktails, they attacked a synagogue and a church in each of the two cities, according to the authorities and religious organizations.  

Read More at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/europe/russia-attack-dagestan.html?partner=IFTTT