Gunmen kill police, priest in attacks on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan | CNN
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Gunmen opened fire on places of worship in two cities of Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, in what appeared to be a coordinated attack.

The synagogue is now on fire with large flames and plumes of smoke billowing heavily out of a series of windows on at least one floor of the structure.

At least one police officer was killed and another injured, according to preliminary reports from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan duty officer.