![The head of Dagestan Republic Sergei Melikov, center, visits the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent after a counter-terrorist operation in republic of Dagestan, Russia. The head of Dagestan Republic Sergei Melikov, center, visits the damaged Kele-Numaz synagogue in Derbent after a counter-terrorist operation in republic of Dagestan, Russia.](https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/08/52/68/50/1200x675_cmsv2_678e48ca-20f3-5c5f-bea5-ddffd5351f8c-8526850.jpg)
Video. Regional governor reacts after 20 killed by militants in Russia
More than 15 police officers and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan on Sunday, its governor Sergei Melikov said in a video statement early Monday.
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