Gunmen Attack Churches, Synagogues In Russia; Cops, Priest Among 15 Killed

The simultaneous attacks occurred in Dagestan's largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent.

At least 15 people, including policemen and a priest, were killed and several others injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire at synagogues, churches, and a police post in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, the region's governor said.

The simultaneous attacks occurred in Dagestan's largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent with Governor Sergei Melikov calling it a "terrorist attack".

Officials said that the police personnel had killed four gunmen in Makhachkala and two in Derbent.