A SUICIDE car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia’s North Caucasus yesterday, killing at least 17 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said.

At least 15 people are now dead after a suicide car bomber targeted a city marker in Russia’s north Caucasus today.

At least five people were killed and 20 injured today when a car exploded near the central market of a major city in Russia’s restive North Caucasus region, officials said.