In Russia church shoots, 5 women killed

Five women have been killed in a church shooting incident. The attacks occurred in the troubled areas of the country known as Dagestan Republic on Sunday evening.

Russian officials said five people, including a police officer, a member of the National Guard, were injured in the firing.

In a BBC Online report, a person fired on people who came out after the evening prayer in the church in Kyslaiye. The attacker was killed on the spot after the attack. Later, his identity was identified. The 22-year-old Khalil Khalilov, a resident of Dagestan,

The man fired on a person with a predatory gun in the church. Four women were killed in the shooting at the scene. Another injured woman died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

A priest in the church said that when everyone was coming out of the church after the prayer, a person came forward towards the church and fired. Four of his victims were killed. The priest said, the attacker had a rifle and a knife.

The militant Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack. A spokeswoman for the ISAF News Amak News Agency said that one of their fighters launched the attack. But the authenticity of this claim of IS is not yet confirmed.