05:19Magomed Aliyev, the uncle of Khabib Aliyev, a traffic officer killed by armed attackers in Makhachkala on Sunday, described how events had unfolded in footage take on Monday.
"Mum called, I called, dad called, we wrote a message, but he didn't answer. He was wounded, and the neighbour who came out of there said to him, 'Go into the yard, hide'. I guess he was wounded, he said: 'How can I hide, they need my help.' And he was taking civilians out of there and he wanted to help his friend," he explained.
He also said that Khabib had always served as an example to his brothers, and his death was a terrible loss for the whole family.
"He grew up a cheerful, joyful [person], who turned 24, who would have turned 25 on 25 August, who dreamed of getting married," Khabib's great-uncle, Nurbagand Nurbagandov, added.
A series of deadly attacks on churches, synagogues and police posts rocked the Muslim majority Republic of Dagestan’s Makhachkala and Derbent on Sunday evening, June 23. At the time of publication, around 20 people were confirmed dead, many of them police officers, and dozens taken to hospital.
The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) announced on Monday that five militants had been killed following a counter-terror operation.
Chair of the Public Supervisory Commission for Dagestan Shamil Khadulaev stated that a clergyman was killed in the attack in a church in Derbent, while a security guard was shot in a cathedral in Makhachkala.
The Russian Investigative Committee for the Republic of Dagestan opened criminal cases into the attacks as possible 'terrorist acts'.
Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov ruled out a return to the kind of attacks seen in the 2000s, saying that 'Russia is different now'. He also added that President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to all those who had lost loved ones.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov described the incident in his Telegram channel as 'a despicable provocation and an attempt to bring discord between religions'.
'How can I hide? I have to help civilians' - Uncle of traffic officer on his final words before being killed by gunmen in Russia's North Caucasus
Magomed Aliyev, the uncle of Khabib Aliyev, a traffic officer killed by armed attackers in Makhachkala on Sunday, described how events had unfolded in footage take on Monday.
"Mum called, I called, dad called, we wrote a message, but he didn't answer. He was wounded, and the neighbour who came out of there said to him, 'Go into the yard, hide'. I guess he was wounded, he said: 'How can I hide, they need my help.' And he was taking civilians out of there and he wanted to help his friend," he explained.
He also said that Khabib had always served as an example to his brothers, and his death was a terrible loss for the whole family.
"He grew up a cheerful, joyful [person], who turned 24, who would have turned 25 on 25 August, who dreamed of getting married," Khabib's great-uncle, Nurbagand Nurbagandov, added.
A series of deadly attacks on churches, synagogues and police posts rocked the Muslim majority Republic of Dagestan’s Makhachkala and Derbent on Sunday evening, June 23. At the time of publication, around 20 people were confirmed dead, many of them police officers, and dozens taken to hospital.
The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) announced on Monday that five militants had been killed following a counter-terror operation.
Chair of the Public Supervisory Commission for Dagestan Shamil Khadulaev stated that a clergyman was killed in the attack in a church in Derbent, while a security guard was shot in a cathedral in Makhachkala.
The Russian Investigative Committee for the Republic of Dagestan opened criminal cases into the attacks as possible 'terrorist acts'.
Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov ruled out a return to the kind of attacks seen in the 2000s, saying that 'Russia is different now'. He also added that President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to all those who had lost loved ones.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov described the incident in his Telegram channel as 'a despicable provocation and an attempt to bring discord between religions'.
Magomed Aliyev, the uncle of Khabib Aliyev, a traffic officer killed by armed attackers in Makhachkala on Sunday, described how events had unfolded in footage take on Monday.
"Mum called, I called, dad called, we wrote a message, but he didn't answer. He was wounded, and the neighbour who came out of there said to him, 'Go into the yard, hide'. I guess he was wounded, he said: 'How can I hide, they need my help.' And he was taking civilians out of there and he wanted to help his friend," he explained.
He also said that Khabib had always served as an example to his brothers, and his death was a terrible loss for the whole family.
"He grew up a cheerful, joyful [person], who turned 24, who would have turned 25 on 25 August, who dreamed of getting married," Khabib's great-uncle, Nurbagand Nurbagandov, added.
A series of deadly attacks on churches, synagogues and police posts rocked the Muslim majority Republic of Dagestan’s Makhachkala and Derbent on Sunday evening, June 23. At the time of publication, around 20 people were confirmed dead, many of them police officers, and dozens taken to hospital.
The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) announced on Monday that five militants had been killed following a counter-terror operation.
Chair of the Public Supervisory Commission for Dagestan Shamil Khadulaev stated that a clergyman was killed in the attack in a church in Derbent, while a security guard was shot in a cathedral in Makhachkala.
The Russian Investigative Committee for the Republic of Dagestan opened criminal cases into the attacks as possible 'terrorist acts'.
Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov ruled out a return to the kind of attacks seen in the 2000s, saying that 'Russia is different now'. He also added that President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to all those who had lost loved ones.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov described the incident in his Telegram channel as 'a despicable provocation and an attempt to bring discord between religions'.