Kizlyar church shooting
| Kizlyar church shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part ofIslamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus,Terrorism in RussiaandIslamic terrorism in Europe | |
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| Location | Kizlyar,Dagestan,Russia |
| Coordinates | 43°51′19″N46°42′51″E/ 43.8554°N 46.7142°E |
| Date | 18 February 2018 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 4[1] |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State(IS) |
| Assailant | Khalil Khalilov |
On 18 February 2018, a 22-year-old man local to the Russia's southern republic ofDagestancarrying a knife and adouble-barreled shotgunopened fire on a crowd at an Orthodox church inKizlyar,Dagestan, killing five women and injuring several other people, including two police and three others.[2]He was shot and killed by police on duty nearby.
The attack occurred as churchgoers celebrated theSunday of Forgiveness,the last day ofCheesefare week,a Christian holiday marking the last day beforeLentaccording to the eastern Orthodox calendar.[3]
TheIslamic State(IS) named the man Khalil al-Dagestani, one of its soldiers. Police named him Khalil Khalilov.[4]Pro-IS social media later shared a video of a masked man with a shotgun and knife, said to be the killer, pledging his allegiance toAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^"Опубликован список погибших и пострадавших в результате стрельбы в Кизляре".dag.aif.ru.Feb 18, 2018.RetrievedOct 26,2019.
- ^abKramer, Andrew E.; Callimachi, Rukmini (18 February 2018)."ISIS Claims Deadly Attack on Church in Russian Region of Dagestan".The New York Times.Retrieved27 March2018.
- ^"Five killed in attack on church in Russia's Dagestan: agencies".Reuters.18 February 2018.Retrieved27 March2018.
- ^"Russia Dagestan shooting: Five women killed in attack on churchgoers".BBC News.19 February 2018.Retrieved27 March2018.
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