At least five people were killed today when an explosion rocked a commuter train in southern Russia, officials said.

Russian Army commandos have stormed a bus that was hijacked by suspected Chechen rebels earlier today.

Gunmen who seized a bus carrying at least 40 people in southern Russia have demanded the release of five Chechens jailed on hijack charges.

A bus carrying 40 people has been seized by at least one gunman in southern Russia. It was heading to a popular resort town in the Caucasus Mountains.

Several suspects have been arrested over the three bombings in southern Russia that killed at least 21 people and injured more than 100 others.

Police have released sketches of six suspects after bombings in southern Russia claimed at least 21 lives.

Three simultaneous car bomb blasts killed at least 21 people and wounded more than 100 others today in southern Russia near the breakaway republic of Chechnya.

At least 14 people were killed and more than 70 were wounded in three bomb blasts this morning in southern Russia, police officials said.

At least nine people have been killed after a car exploded in southern Russia.