Shooting in Makhachkala

Shooting in Makhachkala and Derbent, what is known at the moment:

At about 19:00 Moscow time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan reported that in Derbent unknown persons fired at a synagogue and a church with automatic weapons.

Later, information appeared that a traffic police post in Makhachkala was fired upon , and shooting began on the streets of the city;

The CTO regime has been introduced in Dagestan; measures are underway to search for and neutralize the shooters.

As a result of terrorist attacks in Dagestan, nine people were killed, seven of them were law enforcement officers, and another 25 people were injured. The head of the police department of the city of Dagestanskiye Ogni died.

In Makhachkala, as in Derbent, a synagogue was attacked.

A priest and a synagogue security guard were killed in Derbent, and a church security guard was killed in Makhachkala.

In the Makhachkala church where the security guard died, 19 people were hiding from the terrorists. The information that they were being held hostage turned out to be unreliable; they were all already safe.

Four terrorists were eliminated in Makhachkala.

Unknown persons fired at a police car in the center of the village of Sergokaly, one officer was wounded.

The head of the Sergokalinsky district, Omarov, whose sons could have been involved in the terrorist attack, was detained and interrogated. According to RIA Novosti sources, he will be dismissed.

The police have blocked exits from Makhachkala, they say that the terrorists’ accomplices may try to escape.

The active phase of the counter-terrorism operation has been completed in Derbent, as reported.

16 people were hospitalized as a result of a shootout with terrorists in Makhachkala, including 13 police officers and three civilians, the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

Security measures have been strengthened in Kabardino-Balkaria.