During armed attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala, located in Russia’s Dagestan region, five police officers were killed and nine others injured.
Heavy gunfire has been reported at two locations in Dagestan, and a synagogue is on fire.
“Around 6:00 PM in Derbent, unidentified individuals opened fire with machine guns on a synagogue and a church. Preliminary reports indicate that one police officer was killed and another injured.The suspects fled in a white Volkswagen Polo with the license plate 921. The circumstances of the incident are still being clarified, and information about the deceased
and injured officers is currently being verified.”