At least 20 people were killed in a coordinated and extremely violent Islam ist attack against two churches and a synagogue in Derbent and Makhachkala, North Caucasus. A 66-year-old clergyman was killed in church in front of his parishioners on the day of Pentecost. Two sons of Sergokalinsky District chief are among the attackers shot dead, while the father was arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service .
The clergyman, who served the local community for 40 years, had his throat cut in front of his parishioners on the day of Pentecost. A security guard at the other Orthodox church also lost his life in the attack. Another group of terrorists attacked a traffic police station, while another incident involving a police car was reported in Sertokala, a village near Derbent.agency, two of attackers were identified as Osman and Adil Omarov, sons of the head of the Sergokalinsky District, Magomed Omarov, whileAll three young men were killed in shootouts with police, while the older Omarov was arrested and is being question by the FSB.
Father Nikolai visited mosques and the synagogue from time to time to maintain good relations between various communities.
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