Five women have been killed in a shooting at a church in Russia’s volatile republic of Dagestan. Five others, including a police officer and a national guardsman, were injured, Russian officials said. Two are said to be in a critical condition. A man fired at people leaving an evening service in the city of Kizlyar. … Read more
Australian police Monday shot dead a man who took a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment, after the body of another man was found in the building’s lobby. The woman escaped safely but three officers were injured as police stormed the building. Authorities have yet to determine whether the incident was terrorism-related. “Police have resolved … Read more
The European Court of Human Rights is due to rule on whether the Russian government should have done more to prevent a school siege in the city of Beslan in which more than 330 people died in 2004. Chechen separatists took more than 1,000 hostages at School Number One, the vast majority of them children. … Read more
Russian investigators on Thursday raided acquaintances of the suspected Saint Petersburg metro bomber, as the country held commemorative rallies to honour the 13 victims. Authorities said searches targeted the flat of “several citizens of Central Asian republics, who had been in contact” with 22-year-old Akbarjon Djalilov, thought to be a Russian national born in Central … Read more
The man suspected of killing 11 people by bombing a St Petersburg train is a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian citizenship, the Central Asian country’s security service says. At least 45 people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday afternoon. The Kyrgyz security service named the bomber as Akbarzhon Jalilov, … Read more
The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia, Russian media report. At least 45 people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday afternoon. The Interfax and Tass news agencies said the suspect had been identified, but there are … Read more
At least 10 people killed in explosions at St Petersburg At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in an underground station in St Petersburg, Russian media report. The Tass and Interfax agencies reported the blast hit at the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, which left a number of victims. Images posted on social … Read more