20 people killed in Republic of Dagestan, Russia
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Monday, June 24, 2024
On June 23, in the Republic of Dagestan, 20 people were killed and 46 injured when gunmen opened fire on a police station, two orthodox churches and two synagogues. The attacks were separate and happened in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala. The attackers used automatic weapons and escaped by car. A counter-terrorism operation resulted in deaths of six attackers and by the morning of June 24, Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee reported the operation to be over.
Three months ago, 145 people were killed in Moscow by the Islamic State. No party has claimed responsibility for the Dagestan attack, but the governor Sergey Melikov said that authorities knew who were behind the attacks, and that they were related to war in Ukraine.
Among the attackers were close relatives of Magomed Omarov, a head of Dagestan's Sergokala central district, and a member of United Russia political party. Omarov was detained and his house searched. He was also expelled from United Russia and on June 25, fired from being a district governor. According to Sergey Melikov this was because some of the attackers were his children. He also said that other district governors would be investigated.
Sources
[edit]- "Gunmen in Russia’s Dagestan attack religious sites and police post, killing at least 20" — Meduza, June 24, 2024
- "Gunmen Kill At Least 20 In Attacks In Russia's Daghestan" — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, June 24, 2024
- "Head of Russia’s Dagestan fires local official over relatives’ involvement in deadly terror attacks" — Meduza, June 24, 2024
- "Daghestani Official Fired After Deadly Attacks Gets 10 Days In Jail" — Meduza, June 25, 2024