On Sunday, a major terrorist attack took place on two cities of Russia’s Dagestan province, in which 17 policemen and many others, including the Father who was in the news, were unfortunately killed in this attack. More than 25 people have been injured. In response to this attack, Russian soldiers have killed 6 terrorists. Military action is still going on in the Dagestan region of Russia. ANI has given a report in this regard. There is an atmosphere of fear among the citizens due to this attack. Tanks and special forces have been deployed on the streets of Russia and the operation is going on for the last 9 hours. Seven officers, a priest and a church security guard were killed in the terrorist attack. After the terrorist attack in two cities of Dagestan, Derbent and Makhachkala, mourning days have been declared on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Two churches were attacked simultaneously.
Attackers have targeted several places in Russia at the same time. This includes churches and police stations in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala. The terrorists fired indiscriminately at the church with automatic weapons. Not only this, the terrorists also killed Father Nikolay in Derbent. The terrorists directly slit his throat in this cruel act. Prayer meetings were attacked in Makhachkala and Derbent. Apart from this, a prayer meeting in Derbent was set on fire and the area was engulfed in flames. A security guard also died there. An operation has been started regarding this terrorist attack and efforts are being made to find out who is behind it.
Synagogues, churches attacked in Russia’s Dagestan: 9 killed, 25 injured, terror investigation begins
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Russian soldiers in action mode after the attack
Two terrorists have been arrested in Makhachkala. After this attack, Russian commandos are in action mode. According to media reports, the terrorists fired indiscriminately at the church. However, no organization has yet claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack. After the attack, the army has cordoned off the entire area. The search for the terrorists is on. All roads of the city have been closed.
Efforts are being made to identify the attackers
Unknown attackers tried to destabilize the social situation. The search is on to find out who carried out this attack and why and the work of identifying the killed attackers is also going on. According to the police, 19 people had taken shelter in Charcha. They were evacuated safely. After the attack, people have been appealed to remain calm and not panic.
