Four women killed after gunman opens fire on religious folk festival crowd in Russia

At least four women have been shot dead after a rampaging gunman opened fire on a crowd during a religious festival in southern Russia.



The suspect reportedly targeted families with a hunting gun as they left a Sunday church service earlier today in the city of Kizlyar in Dagestan.



The gunman can heard firing several rounds of ammunition in disturbing footage as a woman can be heard screaming in horror in the background.



Security guards killed the attacker but three of them were wounded in the incident.



Interfax say the man had a female accomplice who is believed to of fled - and is still on the run.