Six members of Russian law enforcement have been killed and 12 have been wounded after gunmen opened fire in a series of shootings in the Dagestan region, its interior ministry says.
The attacks targeted a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post.
A priest was also killed in the attacks, according to reports.
Two of the attackers involved in the shootings have been shot dead, it has also been reported.
A counter-terrorist operation is ongoing to search for gunmen in Makhachkala and Derbent, Russia’s national anti-terrorist committee said in a statement.
“Unidentified people fired at a synagogue and a church with automatic weapons,” Reuters reported the interior ministry said.
The synagogue targeted in the attack was left on fire, according to local media.
The attackers then reportedly fled in a car.
There was later an exchange of gunfire at a police post in Makhachkala, about 125km (75 miles) to the north along the Caspian Sea coast, Reuters added.
Dagestan is a mainly Muslim region in southern Russia.
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