An affiliate of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, which claimed responsibility for March’s raid, was quick to praise the attack in Dagestan, saying it was conducted by “brothers in the Caucasus who showed that they are still strong”. The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top state criminal investigation agency, said all five attackers were killed.

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