{"id":79552,"date":"2024-06-24T09:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T06:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/2024\/06\/24\/russia-s-dagestan-mourns-priest-police-killed-in-attack-by-gunmen\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T09:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T06:52:30","slug":"russia-s-dagestan-mourns-priest-police-killed-in-attack-by-gunmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/?p=79552&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Dagestan mourns priest, police killed in attack by gunmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/en\/2024\/06\/24\/russias-dagestan-mourns-priest-police-killed-in-attack-by-gunmen\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Russia\u2019s Dagestan mourns priest, police killed in attack by gunmen\"><a 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synagogues and churches on Sunday across two cities in the North Caucasus region, Reuters reports.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u201cThis is a day of tragedy for Dagestan and the whole country,\u201d Sergei Melikov, governor of the Dagestan region, said in a video published early on Monday on the Telegram messaging app.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        It was not clear how many people died in total in the simultaneous attacks across the cities of Makhachkala and Derbent.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        Melikov said more than 15 police officers \u201cfell victim\u201d to what he said was a \u201cterrorist attack\u201d,\u201d but he did not specify how many of the police were killed and how many were injured. Russia\u2019s Interfax agency reported at least 15 police officers were killed.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        The attacks came three months after 145 people were killed in an attack claimed by the Islamic State on a concert hall near Moscow, Russia\u2019s worst such attack in years.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks in the volatile North Caucasus region.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u201cWe understand who is behind the organisation of the terrorist attacks and what goal they pursued,\u201d Melikov said, without disclosing further details. The search for the gunmen will continue until all of them are identified, he added.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        Russia\u2019s state media cited law enforcement as saying two sons of the head of central Dagestan\u2019s Sergokala district were among the attackers and had been detained by investigators.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        Melikov said several civilians were among the dead, including an Orthodox priest who worked in Derbent for more than 40 years. The priest, Nikolai Kotelnikov, was \u201cbrutally murdered\u201d, a spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church said on Telegram.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        Six of the gunmen were shot and killed as the incidents unfolded, Melikov said. 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