Four killed as gunman opens fire at Russian church
Gunman killed four and wounded four others after opening fire on worshippers leaving a service.
Four people have been killed after gunman opened fire with a hunting rifle on churchgoers leaving a service in Russia's Dagestan region.
The shooting took place on Sunday evening in Kizlyar, a town of about 50,000 people on the border with Chechnya.
The gunman was shot dead by police.
State news agency Tass cited mayor Alexander Shuvalov as saying four people were killed and four wounded.
Police told the Russian news agency TASS that the gunman was a 22-year-old resident of the city.
There was no immediate indication on the motive for the shooting.
Dagestan is a predominantly Muslim region between Chechnya and the Caspian Sea.
Following two separatist wars in neighbouring Chechnya, an Islamist insurgency spread to Dagestan.