Kizlyar church shooting
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| Kizlyar church shooting | |
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| Part of Terrorism in Russia, Insurgency in the North Caucasus | |
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| Location | Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia |
| Date | February 18, 2018 |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 6 (including the shooter) |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
| Assailant | Khalil Khalilov |
On February 18, 2018, a 22-year-old man local to the Russia’s southern province of Dagestan carrying a knife and a double-barreled shotgun opened fire on a crowd at an Orthodox church in Kizlyar, killing five women and injuring several other people, including two police and two critically hurt.[1] He was shot and killed by police on duty nearby.
The attack occurred as churchgoers celebrated the Sunday of Forgiveness, the last day of Cheesefare week, a Christian holiday marking the last day before Lent according to the eastern Orthodox calendar.[2]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) named the man Khalil al-Dagestani, one of its soldiers. Police named him Khalil Khalilov.[3] Pro-ISIL social media later shared a video of a masked man with a shotgun and knife, said to be the killer, pledging his allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Kramer, Andrew E.; Callimachi, Rukmini (18 February 2018). "ISIS Claims Deadly Attack on Church in Russian Region of Dagestan". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Five killed in attack on church in Russia's Dagestan: agencies". Reuters. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Russia Dagestan shooting: Five women killed in attack on churchgoers". BBC News. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.