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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Gunmen open fire at synagogue in Russia, one police officer killed – Russian media
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Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue in Derbent, home to an ancient Jewish community in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, and one police officer was killed, news agencies quote the Interior Ministry as saying.
The reports say shots were also fired at a police post.
The state-owned TASS news agency reports that the attack also targeted an Orthodox church, situated next door to the synagogue.
The identities of the perpetrators are not yet clear, the report adds.
#BREAKING Possible terror attack reported on a synagogue and a church in Derbent, Dagestan, Russia.
According to preliminary information, one police officer was killed and one was injured.
Unknown people in black are shooting at police cars. pic.twitter.com/QMyMYKHtOc
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