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Monday, June 24, 2024
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Monday, June 24, 2024
Operation against Dagestan gunmen is over, Russian anti-terror agency says
This screengrab picture taken from video released on June 23, 2024 by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti shows an area sealed off by Police following deadly attacks on churches and a synagogue in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan. (AFP Photo/RIA Novosti)
An operation against gunmen who attacked churches and synagogues in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, killing several people is over, the national agency in charge of fighting terrorism says.
“Following the neutralization of the threats to the lives and health of citizens, it was decided to end the anti-terrorist operation in Dagestan from 0515 GMT,” the National Antiterrorism Committee says, according to Russian news agencies.
