Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning today – following an attack by suspected Islamist militants which killed at least 20 people and injured scores more.
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The incident began around 6pm yesterday, when armed men attacked an Orthodox church and a synagogue in the city of Derbent.
At the same time – gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint in the capital Makhachkala, with gun battles reported at several locations in both cities.
It comes just three months after a major attack by Islamic State in Moscow, which killed 145 people.
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