Russian news agencies, citing the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Republic of Dagestan, reported that six police officers were killed and 12 wounded, on Sunday, in a series of attacks on a synagogue, an Orthodox church, and a police station in the region located in southern Russia.
News reports said that two of the attackers were killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.
A previous toll reported that three people were killed in the attacks: two police officers and a priest.
The agencies also quoted the ministry as saying that the synagogue and church were set on fire.
Firearms clashes broke out at a police station in the city of Makhachkala, the largest city in Dagestan.
The Russian authorities opened an investigation into the circumstances and motives of the attacks.
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