While no group has yet taken responsibility for the attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the terror attack on the perceived rising threat of militant Islam.
British special forces were responsible for the devastating synagogue terror attacks in Dagestan this week, a Putin mouthpiece has absurdly claimed on Russia n TV.
Solovyov, a regular fixture on Russian state television, claimed that 'as a rule' British special services were 'standing over various terrorist groups', without providing evidence. Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Terror in Russia after gunmen open fire at two synagogues leaving six police officers dead 'In fact, it is not Ukraine's ears, but the ears of those who are standing over various terrorist groups. As a rule, this is British special services.Since Sunday's attack, two sons of Magomed Omarov, 64, a top Putin official in Dagestan, have been implicated in the attack.
Gadzhiyev explained this with reference to Russia's recent 'success' on the battlefield, with Moscow's forces making inroads from a reopened offensive in northern Ukraine in March.The synagogue in Derbent, damaged after the attack on SndayIn response, Ukraine's allies offered more support in the way of munitions and took unprecedented steps to allow Ukraine to use donated weapons on targets within Russia - judged a significant escalation in the conflict.
Pentagon spokesperson Major Charlie Dietz said that 'Ukraine makes its own targeting decisions and conducts its own military operations.' The attackers fired at the religious sites, as well as a police station, across the region of Dagestan, a largely Muslim part of Russia that borders Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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