FILE PHOTO: Sergei Melikov, the head of the Dagestan region, visits Derbent synagogue following an attack by gunmen and a fire, in Derbent in the region of Dagestan, Russia June 24, 2024, in this still image taken from video. Head of the Dagestan region Sergei Melikov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
(Reuters) - The leader of Russia's mainly Muslim Dagestan region where gunmen last month staged deadly attacks in two cities said on Monday that the security threat was coming from "international terrorist organisations".
State media quoted Sergei Melikov as saying 22 people had died in the June 23 attacks, whose targets included churches and synagogues.
