Journalist Gregory Shvedov: "I believe this attack is linked to the international terrorist organization"

On June 23, 2024, armed men in Dagestan carried out a terrorist attack on churches and synagogues in Derbent and Makhachkala. SBS Russian discussed the attack with Gregory Shvedov, editor-in-chief of the "Caucasian Knot".

Consequences of terrorist attacks in Derbent. Part of the synagogue building damaged by fire. Source: AAP / Michael Nigro / Anatoliy Zhdanov/Kommersant/AAP Image

Caucasian Knot started in 2001 as a project of human rights organisation Memorial. It is one of the leading media in Russia reporting exclusively on the Caucuses region.

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