Multiple Fatalities Reported in Church and Synagogue Assaults in Dagestan's Russian Territory

Multiple Fatalities Reported in Church and Synagogue Assaults in Dagestan's Russian Territory

A spokesperson for Dagestan's Police Department, named Gajana Garijewa, spoke to Ria Novosti about six cops killed and a dozen more injured, including one 66-year-old Russian Orthodox priest residing in Derbent. The Russian National Guard reported that one of their officers was snuffed out in Derbent, with several more getting wounded.

Apparently, the synagogue in Derbent's gone up in flames, according to Boruch Gorin, leader of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia, posted on Telegram. Two lives were lost there, one being a policeman and a security guard. Sadly, the synagogue in Machatschkala, the region's largest city, allegedly caught fire too. Gorin added that during the attack on the Orthodox church in Derbent, the priest's throat was brutally slashed.

The Interior Ministry of Dagestan stated that "four aggressors were taken down" in Machatschkala.

In Sergokala, a village between Machatschkala and Derbent, armed attackers supposedly ambushed a police vehicle. A cop got hurt in the commotion.

Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim region located on the border with Georgia and Azerbaijan, is struggling with attempts to destabilize society, as stated by Governor Sergey Melikov.

Recent arrests were made in the Caucasus Republic in connection to the gruesome attack on the Crocus City Mall in a Moscow suburb, back in April. The alleged perpetrators, as reported by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), are accused of providing funds and weapons for the attack. Over a hundred forty people lost their lives during the March attack on the mall. The terrorist group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack.

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1. Authorities are continually gathering authority information to investigate the series of attacks on religious sites in Dagestan's Russian territory.
2. The Russian Ministry of the Interior has dispatched additional National Guard personnel to Dagestan following multiple church and synagogue assaults and the subsequent fatalities.
3. In response to the attacks, Russia's Caucasus Republic has strengthened security measures, particularly focusing on places of worship in Derbent and Makhachkala.
4. RIA Novosti reported that several other churches in the region have also experienced attempted attacks, raising concerns about the intent behind these incidents.
5. The Russian President has called for an emergency meeting at the Ministry of the Interior to address the escalating violence and to ensure the safety of Dagestan's residents.
6. The attacks on the synagogue in Derbent and the Orthodox church in Machatschkala have brought condemnation from Russian religious leaders, who have urged for unity in the face of these acts of hate and intolerance.
7. Boruch Gorin, the head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia, called for increased security at places of worship across the nation, suggesting that the attacks may have been targeted and premeditated.
8. The Dagestan region has been under increased scrutiny due to its history of ethnic and religious conflicts, and these attacks have sent shockwaves through the community, resulting in a call for peaceful coexistence between religious groups.

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