Death toll from Islamic militant attack in Russia’s Dagestan rises to 21

(Telegram Channel of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia/AP)

The death toll in an attack by Islamic militants in the Dagestan region of southern Russia has risen to 21 after an injured police officer died in hospital, officials said on Tuesday.

The militants attacked Christian and Jewish houses of worship and fired at police in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala in the predominantly Muslim region in the North Caucasus on Sunday.