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In December 2009, Fr. Daniil's killing was claimed by a militant Islamic group based in the North Caucasus. According to a statement made by Russian Islamists and released on kavkazcentre.com:
:''"One of our brothers who has never been to the Caucases took up the oath of (former independent Chechen president Doku Umarov) and expressed his desire to execute the damned Sysoyev"''<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJOiv_HtszrmgOpKIJWuc5203W3A Islamists claim killing of Russian priest]. '''AFP'''. Dec. 25, 2009.</ref>
Patriarch [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow]] called Fr. Daniil a [[Saint titles|confessor]] of the faith and a [[martyr]] for the cause of evangelical preaching.<ref>[http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=32981 Patriarch Cyril calls the priest Daniel Sysoeva confessor and martyr of the faith].'' November 20, 2009.</ref>
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