Death toll rises to 19 after attacks on churches, synagogues in Russia’s Dagestan

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Russia announced on Monday the end of armed clashes in Dagestan, in the Caucasus, where terrorist attacks the day before against Orthodox churches and at least one synagogue left 19 dead, including 15 police officers and 4 civilians.

Russia Terror Attack: Synagogues, Churches Attacked by Gunmen

At least 22 people have been killed in a large coordinated terror attack on two synagogues, two churches, and a police outpost.

Synagogues in Dagestan, Russia, targeted alongside churches in terror attack

The attack took place in the same region where a mob sought out passengers coming from Israel in 2023.

Gunmen attack synagogues and churches in Russian republic - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Gunmen attacked synagogues and churches in two cities in southern Russia on Sunday, killing multiple police officers and a priest, in an apparently coordinated assault that underscored Russia’s vulnerability to extremist violence.

Terrorist attack in Russia's Dagestan region leaves at least 19 dead, local official blames at Ukraine, NATO

In what appeared to be a coordinated attack, gunmen targeted a synagogue, Orthodox church and police in Russia's southern Dagestan province.