Father of Attackers on Dagestan Churches and Synagogues Arrested Again

The former head of the Sergokalinsky district of Dagestan, Magomed Omarov, was arrested again last night at his home in the village and transferred to Makhachkala. Earlier, a source at the law enforcement agencies informed "RIA Novosti" that Omarov was suspected of laundering particularly large sums of money.

It is recalled that six of his relatives, including his son, organized and participated in the terrorist attacks carried out in late June in Derbent and Makhachkala. Armed militants attacked two Orthodox churches, two synagogues, and a traffic police checkpoint. There were casualties and injuries among which were police officers and a church priest.