Russia's Dagestan temporarily on high alert after reports of armed man in Makhachkala

The region's police conducted checks on several streets in Makhachkala urging people to flee the area after reports of an armed man on one of the city's squares,

Members of security forces carry out a law enforcement operation after multiple attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent, in an undisclosed location in the region of Dagestan, Russia, in this still image from video released June 24, 2024

(photo credit: National Antiterrorism Committee/Handout via REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

JUNE 26, 2024 03:31

Updated: JUNE 26, 2024 03:37

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