Two imams were injured in Dagestan

On the night of July 16, a car was fired in in Dagestan, in which the imam of the mosque of the village of Ashilt and the Deputy Imam of the Untsukul district of the republic rode. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the representative of the local department of the Investigative Committee.

According to the agency’s source, the incident occurred about two in the morning of Moscow time in the Untsukul district of Dagestan. Both clergymen received fire -free injuries and were hospitalized.

In the North Caucasus, there are often attempts on Muslim religious figures who become targets for militants who adhere to radical movements in Islam.