Suicide car bomber kills 17, wounds 133

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.

The attacker detonated his explosives as he drove by the main entrance to the Vladikavkaz market, according to the Emergency Situations Ministry.

At least 17 people, including the suicide bomber, were killed and 133 were wounded in the explosion, said Alexander Pogorely of the Emergency Situations Ministry’s branch in southern Russia. He said 98 of the injured were hospitalised, many in grave condition.