IS claims deadly shooting in Russia’s Caucasus—intelligence group

(FILES) A file picture taken on September 19, 2015 shows people walking in front of the Naryn-Kala Fortress in Derbent.
One person was killed and 11 were injured in a shooting at a UNESCO heritage site in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan, local health authorities said on December 30, 2015. The incident occurred on December 29 night near the fortress at Derbent, which claims to be Russia’s oldest city. / AFP / ILYAS HAJJI

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a shooting at an ancient citadel in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan that killed one and injured 11, the SITE Intelligence Group said.

“With the help of Allah, the warriors of the Khalifate were able to attack a group of Russian special service officers in the city of Derbent in southern Dagestan, killing one officer and injuring the others,” the jihadist monitoring organization SITE quoted IS as saying several hours after Wednesday’s deadly attack.