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| Russian church shooting: Four people killed in Dagestan attack | Russian church shooting: Four people killed in Dagestan attack |
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| A man in Russia's southern province of Dagestan shot into a crowd of people leaving a church on Sunday, killing five and injuring at least five others, Russian news agencies reported. | |
| The attack occurred in the village of Kizlyar in the Muslim-majority republic of Dagestan. | |
| The small republic in the Caucasus mountains borders Chechnya, where Moscow has led two wars against separatists and radical religious groups since the 1991 Soviet collapse and which has seen a large number of people join Isis. | |
| Russian news agencies said the attack occurred as churchgoers celebrated Maslenitsa, a Christian holiday marking the last day before Lent according to the eastern Orthodox calendar. | |
| The assailant was identified as a 22-year-old man local to the region, the TASS news agency said, citing the investigative committee. | |
| He was shot and killed by security services who were on duty nearby, TASS said, adding that a hunting rifle, bullets and a knife were discovered on his person. | |
| Initial reports suggested all five victims were women, TASS said, citing the local branch of the interior ministry. | |
| The injured include two members of local security services and two civilians, also women, the Interfax news agency said. | |
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