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| Death toll from terrorist attacks in Dagestan has risen to 20 |
| 2024-06-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] The death toll as a result of terrorist attacks in Dagestan has risen to 20 people. Another seven wounded are in serious condition, said the Minister of Health of the Republic Tatyana Belyaeva. According to her, the number of victims as a result of attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala increased to 46 people. These include both civilians and law enforcement officers. “Unfortunately, 20 people died, among them there are also law enforcement officers and civilians,” Belyaeva noted. According to the head of the Ministry of Health, seven wounded are in serious condition. The department organized telemedicine consultations with federal centers on the injury profile of all patients undergoing inpatient treatment. After a second telemedicine consultation, a decision will be made to evacuate the wounded outside the republic, the Minister of Health added. She clarified that some patients will be transferred to departmental institutions to continue treatment. As Regnum reported, on June 23, armed militants attacked two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a traffic police post in Makhachkala and Derbent. Law enforcement officers eliminated the attackers. As a result, over 15 law enforcement officers and several civilians were killed. In addition, the terrorists brutally killed Archpriest Nikolai Kotelnikov. 19 people locked themselves inside the church, trying to escape. After the incident, June 24, 25 and 26 were declared days of mourning in Dagestan. Law enforcement officers are investigating a criminal case of attacks in Dagestan under paragraph “b” of Part 3 of Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Terrorist act”), Part 4 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Illegal acquisition, storage, transportation of firearms”), paragraphs. “a”, “b” part 4 art. 226 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Theft of firearms”). During the arrest, security forces eliminated five persons involved in the crime, the identities of each have already been established. Taking into account the high public response, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to transfer the case of the terrorist attacks in Dagestan to the central office of the department. |
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