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| Russia Dagestan shooting: Five women killed in attack on churchgoers | Russia Dagestan shooting: Five women killed in attack on churchgoers |
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| Five women have been killed in a shooting at a church in Russia's volatile republic of Dagestan. | Five women have been killed in a shooting at a church in Russia's volatile republic of Dagestan. |
| Five others, including a police officer and a national guardsman, were injured, Russian officials said. Two are said to be in a critical condition. | |
| A man fired at people leaving an evening service in the city of Kizlyar. | A man fired at people leaving an evening service in the city of Kizlyar. |
| The attacker was shot and killed at the scene. He was later identified as 22-year-old Khalil Khalilov, a resident of Dagestan. | |
| The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack but did not immediately provide any evidence. | |
| The gunman used a hunting rifle, opening fire on worshippers leaving a service during celebrations for Maslenitsa - a traditional pre-Lent festival, Russian media report. | The gunman used a hunting rifle, opening fire on worshippers leaving a service during celebrations for Maslenitsa - a traditional pre-Lent festival, Russian media report. |
| Four women were killed at the scene, and another woman died later in a hospital. | Four women were killed at the scene, and another woman died later in a hospital. |
| Russian news outlet RBK Daily quoted an Orthodox priest as saying the attack took place immediately following the afternoon service. | 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. | "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. | "He was carrying a rifle and a knife," he added. |
| IS later said - through its information wing Amaq - that one of its "soldiers" had carried out the attack. | IS 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. | However, it provided no evidence to back up its claims. |
| IS made the claim in the name of its so-called "Caucasus Province", the last official branch set up by the group in 2015. | IS made the claim in the name of its so-called "Caucasus Province", the last official branch set up by the group in 2015. |
| The branch has claimed a number of deadly attacks against security personnel in Dagestan. | The branch has claimed a number of deadly attacks against security personnel in Dagestan. |
| Dagestan, located in Russia's North Caucasus, is an ethnically diverse and largely Muslim federal republic. | Dagestan, located in Russia's North Caucasus, is an ethnically diverse and largely Muslim federal republic. |