Assailants attacked an Orthodox church, a synagogue, and a traffic police post in Dagestan, Russia, killing at least nine people, including an Orthodox priest and seven police officers. More than two dozen others were injured in what seemed to be a coordinated attack.
Russia opened a 'counterterrorist operation' as the shootings continued in Derbent and Makhachkala. Two suspects were killed at a traffic police post, while two others were detained at a beach. The attackers were described as 'adherents of an international terrorist organization' using foreign weapons.
Officials expressed concerns over the incident, with the head of Dagestan calling it 'an attempt to destabilize the situation' and a State Duma member linking it to 'the special services of Ukraine and NATO countries.' Russian senator Dmitry Rogozin criticized blaming every attack on Ukraine and NATO, warning of potential consequences.
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