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Russia’s Dagestan bans niqab over ‘threats’ after attacks

Russia’s Dagestan bans niqab over ‘threats’ after attacks

  • This veil is “temporarily prohibited until the elimination of existing threats,” said Dagestan’s highest religious body
  • Few details have surfaced about the identities and motivations of the attackers in Dagestan
By AFP ·
Gunmen simultaneously attacked two churches, two synagogues and a police checkpoint in two cities in Dagestan on June 23.

Dagestan terror attack toll hits 22

By AFP ·
Women stand at the coffin of Orthodox priest Father Nikolay Kotelnikov, who was killed by armed militants.

UN Security Council condemns attack in Russia’s Dagestan

By Reuters ·
Russia’s FSB security service officers conduct an anti-terrorist operation in Dagestan. (File/AFP)

Saudi Arabia condemns terrorist attacks that targeted places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan

By Arab News ·
Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia’s Dagestan

Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia’s Dagestan

By Reuters ·
Update Gunmen kill 15 police officers, priest and multiple civilians in Russia’s southern Dagestan region

Gunmen kill 15 police officers, priest and multiple civilians in Russia’s southern Dagestan region

By Reuters - AFP ·

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