ussian church service

Five women were killed and five other people hurt in attack outside holy place
The slaughter was reportedly during the Maslenitsa festival in Kizlyar, Dagestan
One witness said: 'I believe God saved us, not allowing the man to get inside'
An Orthodox priest said the perpetrator shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the attack

Five women have been killed while leaving a church service in southern Russia, media in the country is reporting.

Another five people were wounded during the shooting at the Orthodox Christian house of worship.

Tass news agency said the slaughter occurred outside a church in the town of Kizlyar in Dagestan.

The gunman shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the shooting, according to an Orthodox priest.

Tass news agency said the slaughter occurred outside a church in the town of Kizlyar in Dagestan. Dagestan is a predominantly Muslim region between Chechnya and the Caspian Sea

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