Attacks on a synagogue and church have left 19 people dead in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Six gunmen were also killed after a number of coordinated attacks targeting the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala on the Orthodox festival of Pentecost.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said the attacks targeted a synagogue and an Orthodox church in Derbent as well as a traffic police post in Makhachkala.
According to the Committee 15 police officers were killed, as well as four civilians, including an Orthodox priest.
