He said in a video statement that the assailants aimed at “sowing panic and fear,” and attempted to link the attack to Moscow’s military action in Ukraine - but also provided no evidence.
Russia's Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people
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He claimed, without providing evidence, that the attacks might have been prepared from abroad, and referenced what the Kremlin calls “the special military operation” in Ukraine in an apparent attempt to link the attacks to it.
Militants in Dagestan church attack kill 15 police, priest, several civilians
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