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Dagestan church shooting leaves four dead in Kizlyar Dagestan church shooting leaves five dead in Kizlyar
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Four people have been killed in a shooting at a Christian church in the Russian republic of Dagestan. Five people have been killed in a shooting at a Christian church in the Russian republic of Dagestan.
Four others were also injured in the shooting, Russia's interior ministry said. Five others were also injured in the shooting, Russia's interior ministry said.
An unknown shooter fired at people leaving an evening service in the city of Kizlyar, Russia's Tass news agency said. A local man fired at people leaving an evening service in the city of Kizlyar, Russia's Tass news agency said.
The attacker was killed, and two police officers were among the wounded, the news agency reports. The attacker was shot and killed at the scene, and two police officers were among the wounded, the news agency reports.
Russian media report that the attacker used a hunting rifle, opening fire on worshippers leaving a service during the Maslenitsa celebrations - a traditional pre-Lent festival.
The injured have all been sent to hospital.
Dagestan, located in Russia's North Caucasus near Chechnya and Georgia, is an ethnically diverse and largely Muslim federal republic.Dagestan, located in Russia's North Caucasus near Chechnya and Georgia, is an ethnically diverse and largely Muslim federal republic.