Russian suicide bomber hits police HQ

A suicide bomber attacked a Russian police station today killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 others.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2009 - 14:21

A suicide bomber attacked a Russian police station today killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 others.

The bombing was the deadliest in years in the troubled southern region, denting Kremlin claims that the area was stabilising after two wars in Chechnya and mounting violence in surrounding provinces since 1994.

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