Car bomb kills two in Russia's Dagestan
16:51, 23 August 2010
MOSCOW. August 23. KAZINFORM Two men were killed in a car bomb explosion Monday morning in the turbulent North Caucasus republic of Dagestan in Russia, local media reported. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
An explosive device went off inside the VAZ-2106 car near a village in the Karabudakhkensky region, killing two men inside the vehicle, the Itar-Tass news agency reported, citing the regional interior ministry. Investigation was currently underway.
Earlier, another two men also died in a car bombing at about 1:00 a.m. Moscow time (2100 GMT Sunday) on the Makhachkala-Astrakhan highway near a village in the Tarumosky region.
Earlier in the day, a deputy mayor of Kizlyar in the turbulent republic was severely injured in an assassination attempt on his way to office. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version.