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[Regnum] The large number of police casualties as a result of the terrorist attacks on June 23 in Makhachkala and Derbent in Dagestan is explained primarily by the fact that the attack was carried out in a vile and covert manner on a peaceful day. This was stated on July 5 by the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, at a press conference.
The head of Dagestan emphasized that a terrorist attack is always a barbaric and unexpected attack, and it is committed at a moment of surprise, from around the corner.
A total of 22 people were killed in the shootout, 17 of them police officers.
"Now pseudo-experts who have never held a machine gun in their hands are asking: why such a ratio of losses, why were five eliminated bandits able to kill almost 20 law enforcement officers? Firstly, because this attack was vile, from around the corner, covert, on a peaceful day, and, strictly speaking, unexpected, because it is, in essence, barbaric," Melikov explained his position.
He specified that the police, in order not to let the terrorists through, "lined up" and the militants shot at them. Most of the dead were traffic police and patrol police officers.
Sergei Melikov also added that the deceased “were the first in the path of armed, trained bandits,” who had studied the locations, procedures, and nature of police duty in advance.
"One squad was practically shot at the moment when he was inspecting a car. And with his chest or back, it doesn't matter, this officer covered the person whose car he was inspecting," added the head of Dagestan.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 23, supporters of a terrorist organization attacked Makhachkala and Derbent. Unknown persons fired at two Orthodox churches, two synagogues and traffic police posts in Derbent and Makhachkala.
In Makhachkala, three previously detained suspects in the preparation of a terrorist attack were arrested for two months. By decision of the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov, Khalid Magomedov and Zaur Magomedov were remanded in custody. Despite the same last name, the defendants are not related, the police said.
The sons of the dismissed head of the Sergokalinsky district of Dagestan, Magomed Omarov, tried to stop their brother Osman Omarov on the day of the terrorist attack in Makhachkala, in which he was a participant. This was reported by the wife of one of the brothers, Zarina.
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Former head of Dagestan district detained after terrorist attacks released
The former head of the Sergokalinsky district of Dagestan, Magomed Omarov, detained after militant attacks in Dagestan, was released, the chairman of the Public Monitoring Commission of the republic, Shamil Khadulaev, reported on his Telegram channel on July 5.
“Yesterday late in the evening, the former head of the Sergokalinsky district, Magomed Omarov, the father of the terrorist Osman Omarov, after serving a 10-day arrest imposed by the court, was released,” he wrote.
On the afternoon of June 23, militants carried out armed attacks on two Orthodox churches, two synagogues and a traffic police post in Derbent and Makhachkala. As a result of the militant attack, 22 people were killed.
It became known that Magomed Omarov's children were among the terrorists. On June 24, the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, announced that he had fired the official. He explained his decision by saying that responsibility for what happened should be full.
On June 26, information appeared that the court arrested Omarov for 10 days for swearing in the street. Later, the court sentenced the former official's five sons to administrative arrest for petty hooliganism. They recorded a video message asking for forgiveness.
According to the wife of one of the brothers, Zarina, the sons of the dismissed head of the Sergokalinsky district tried to stop their brother Osman Omarov on the day of the terrorist attack in Makhachkala. On the day of the terrorist attack, the brothers were at a recreation center with their children. According to the woman, the family rarely saw Osman. Osman was involved in construction, and no one in the family knew about his radical views.
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