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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Three young men suspected of preparing terrorist attack in Dagestan

2024-08-07

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] Two 18-year-old boys and one minor, whom investigators believe to be supporters of the Islamic State, have been detained in Dagestan on suspicion of preparing an attack on an Orthodox church, sources reported.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on June 23, on Trinity Day, which is one of the main Christian holidays,

…the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. So now those of us not Christian know, too…

militants attacked synagogues and an Orthodox church in Derbent and Makhachkala. As a result of the attacks, 22 people were killed. On June 23, the American Institute for the Study of War stated that the cell "Vilayat Kavkaz", a division of the "Islamic State" (IS), was behind the attacks .

Security forces detained 18-year-old Gasangusein, his peer Magomed, and a 16-year-old teenager in Dagestan. According to investigators, all three are members of ISIS and intended to commit a terrorist attack in an Orthodox church – they were planning an attack on the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Makhachkala, the Mash Gor Telegram channel reported today, citing a source.

Criminal cases have been opened regarding the terrorist attack and illegal arms trafficking, the Telegram channel "Conscience of Dagestan" noted today, citing a source.

As of 12:45 Moscow time, there are no comments on the websites of the Investigative Committee, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Dagestan, or the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan regarding the information about the detention of two young men and one teenager for preparing a terrorist attack.

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