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| Synagogues in Makhachkala and Derbent were attacked by terrorists - Russian Jewish Congress |
| 2024-06-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Two synagogues in Derbent and Makhachkala in Dagestan, which were attacked by terrorists on June 23, will be restored. The press service of the Russian Jewish Congress (REC) assured that the families of the victims will be provided with assistance. “The attack on the synagogue in Derbent took place around 17:50, 40 minutes before evening prayer. A similar attack was carried out on a synagogue in Makhachkala,” the RJC confirmed. The restoration of the synagogues is planned in the near future. As Regnum reported, one policeman was killed and another was injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Derbent on June 23. On June 23, in Derbent and Makhachkala, militants carried out armed attacks on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a traffic police post. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 19 people locked themselves indoors for their own safety. During the attack by militants on the temple, police officers, the rector of the temple, Father Nikolai, and the temple guard were killed. The clergyman's throat was cut, and the unarmed guard was shot dead. After a shootout in Makhachkala, Dagestan, 16 people were taken to city hospitals, including 13 police officers and three civilians. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) reported the completion of the active phase of the counter-terrorism operation in Derbent, Dagestan. More from regnum.ru Four militants were eliminated in Makhachkala Law enforcement officers liquidated four militants in Makhachkala, the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. “According to the information at the moment: in Makhachkala, law enforcement officers eliminated 4 militants,” said a message in the Telegram channel “Crime Chronicle of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan.” As reported by IA Regnum, on the evening of June 23, a shootout took place in Makhachkala. Unknown persons opened fire on the city streets and fired at a traffic police post. The Interception plan was announced. That same evening in Derbent, unknown persons fired at a church and a synagogue.The murder of the temple's rector was also reported. The perpetrators fled the crime scene. Nine people were killed in the militant attack, including seven law enforcement officers. 25 people were injured. After the attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent, the Dagestan authorities created an operational headquarters. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under an article about a terrorist attack. The attackers in Makhachkala and Derbent are adherents of an international terrorist organization, a law enforcement source said. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the region. The attackers made attempts to destabilize the situation in the republic, noted the head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov. He said that the terrorists hoped to create panic and sow fear, and called on the residents of the republic to remain calm. In turn, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted that both the missile strike on Sevastopol and the attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent are a vile and vile terrorist attack against the people of Russia. Even more from regnum.ru Three militants killed by security forces identified in Dagestan In Dagestan, among the militants eliminated by the special services, three were identified - two sons and a nephew of the head of the Sergokalinsky district of the republic, Magomed Omarov. This was reported by a source in law enforcement agencies. “Preliminarily, four militants were killed. The three were identified as the sons of the head of the Sergokalinsky district of Dagestan and his nephew,” Interfax quotes the source. Magomed Omarov himself was taken to the police. As reported by Regnum news agency, the head of the Sergokalinsky district of Dagestan, Magomed Omarov, was detained and interrogated due to the possible involvement of his sons in terrorist attacks, security forces confirmed on June 23. Searches were carried out at his place of residence. On the evening of June 23, terrorists attacked the Orthodox Church in Dagestan Derbent. The rector of the temple, 66-year-old Nikolai Kotelnikov, and a security guard died at their hands. The criminals also attacked the synagogue, which burned down as a result. Nine people were killed, seven of them were law enforcement officers, and 25 people were injured. In Derbent, the head of the police department, N. n. Dagestan Lights, Lieutenant Colonel Mavludin Khidirnabiev, who came to help his colleagues. In Makhachkala, terrorists were blocked in the Holy Assumption Cathedral. The parishioners were taken out of the temple, they were not injured. The police blocked exits from the capital of Dagestan. The authorities of Dagestan created an operational headquarters and announced the “Interception” plan. The attackers in Makhachkala and Derbent are adherents of an international terrorist organization, a law enforcement source said. |
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| #3 Not to be confused with LA. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-06-24 09:54 |
| #2 The three were identified as the sons of the head of the Sergokalinsky district of Dagestan and his nephew A small family business. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-06-24 07:33 |
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