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Newshour: 24/06/2024 13:06 GMT: Attacks in Russian region of Dagestan kill at least 19

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Attacks in Russian region of Dagestan kill at least 19

24/06/2024 13:06 GMT

24/06/2024 13:06 GMT: Attacks in Russian region of Dagestan kill at least 19

BBC World Service - Newshour, Attacks in Russian region of Dagestan kill at least 19

In the cities of Makhachkala and Derbent, attackers targeted synagogues and churches

Attacks on police posts, churches and synagogues in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left 19 people and five gunmen dead.

Attacks on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left 19 people dead, 15 of whom were police officers, along with four civilians. Five gunmen also died.

The apparently coordinated attacks targeted the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala on the Orthodox festival of Pentecost, with an Orthodox priest among those killed. Are there growing concerns about the threat posed by Islamist terror groups in the region?

Also in the programme: We'll hear from a former head of the Shin Bet - Israel's domestic intelligence service. How concerned is he about an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon? And we'll hear from a composer who’s beginning a tour of works inspired by the changing sound of summer.

(Photo shows damage to the Kele-Numaz synagogue following a terror attack in Derbent, Republic of Dagestan, Russia on 24 June 2024. Credit: Video on the Telegram channel of the head of Dagestan Republic Sergey Melikov via EPA)

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