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| Dagestan church shooting leaves five dead in Kizlyar | Dagestan church shooting leaves five dead in Kizlyar |
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| Five 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. |
| Five 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. |
| A local man 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 shot and killed at the scene, 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. | 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 Islamic State group later said - through its information wing Amaq -that one of its "soldiers" had carried out the attack. | |
| However, it provided no evidence to back up its claims. The attacker was identified by Russian media as a man who was born in the region in 1995. | |
| IS made the claim in the name of its so-called "Caucasus Province", the last official branch set up by the group. | |
| Since its launch in 2015, that branch has remained relatively quiet, making only a number of low-profile attacks against security personnel in Dagestan. | |
| Russian news outlet RBK Daily quoted an Orthodox priest as saying the attack took place immediately following the afternoon service. | |
| "We had finished the mass and were beginning to leave the church. A bearded man ran towards the church shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is greatest) and killed four people," the priest said. | |
| "He was carrying a rifle and a knife," he added. | |
| The injured have been taken to hospital, and a criminal investigation has been opened into the attack. | |
| 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. |