Although the fortress was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 and is described as a popular tourist attraction for people from across Russian Federation, the tour group attacked on Tuesday was reportedly composed of locals.
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The Nary-Kala fortress in Derbent dates back to the 8th century AD. It houses Russia’s oldest mosque and madrasa, or Islamic religious school.
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According to the region’s health ministry, a gunman opened fire on a group visiting an historic fortress in Derbent.
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The wounded, four of whom were in a serious condition, were getting medical treatment, the official said.
An unnamed source in law enforcement told the RIA Novosti news agency that the slain victim was employed by the Federal Security Service (FSB). Another border guard was also among the injured.
Gun and bomb assaults are widespread in Dagestan, a principally-Muslim inner republic in Russia’s troubled North Caucasus area, the place Moscow has been preventing Islamist insurgents for years.
While the Daily Mail says attacks on tourists are considered unusual, recreational travel to Dagestan has always been discouraged due to safety concerns.
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At least 118 people were killed in Dagestan between January and November as a result of the conflict, according to the Kavkazsky Uzel news portal, which monitors militancy in the North Caucasus.
