The authorities of the North Caucasian Russian republic of Dagestan today raised the number of police officers killed in the terrorist attacks this Sunday to more than 15, in which several civilians also died, including an Orthodox priest.

The Russian authorities are ending the anti-terrorist operation launched after the attacks carried out on Sunday. “The anti-terrorist operation in Makhachkala and Derbent has been completed, the legal regime has been cancelled,” the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said in a statement published on its official account on the VKontakte social network.

Thus, he maintained that “in relation to the elimination of threats to the life and health of citizens according to the Anti-Terrorism Law, the decision has been taken to end the anti-terrorist operation” and added that the decision has been applied at 8:15 a.m. (local time).

Shortly before, the governor of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, had indicated that “more than 15 agents” were victims of the “terrorist attack” and has declared three days of mourning, so flags will fly at half-mast and “all events” will be cancelled. events and entertainment programs”.

The raiders They launched an attack on a church and a synagogue, which they set on fire, in Derbent. There they have murdered a priest, Father Nikolai Kotelnikov, whose throat has been beheaded. Later, they attacked a traffic police post in Makhachkala. A few hours later, a shooting took place in the town of Sergokala, near Derbent.

On the other hand, the authorities have reported the arrest of the mayor of the Sergokalinski district, Magomed Omarov, for the involvement of two of his sons and one of his nephews, who have died in a shootout with security forces in Makhachkala, the capital of the region.