A SUICIDE attacker set off an explosion that tore through a commuter train yesterday near the rebellious region of Chechnya, killing 40 people and wounding scores of others.

Three women and a man took part in the suicide bomb attack that killed at least 40 people and wounded scores on a Russian commuter train packed with school children and students near war torn Chechnya today.

A blast believed to have been caused by suicide bombers ripped through a commuter train in Russia near the war-torn region of Chechnya today, killing 36 people and wounding dozens of others.