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Police officers killed as blasts shake Southern Russia
Published: 05 April, 2010, 10:11
Edited: 27 April, 2010, 19:25
TAGS: Crime, Russia, Terrorism, Law
Two police officers have been killed and 13 more injured when two consecutive blasts shook the city of Karabulak in Russia’s Southern Republic of Ingushetia.
Both explosions happened near the entrance to the local police department.
The first one was reportedly carried out by a suicide bomber.
Itar-Tass news agency quotes an unnamed official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs as saying: “A man approached two police guards. He seemed suspicious to them and when they attempted to check his documents, he triggered the explosive device.”
According to Ingush law enforcement, the suicide bomber was trying to enter the territory of the department where approximately 50 road police officers had gathered for morning formation.
Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, president of the Republic of Ingushetia, said: “Suicide bombers are a terrible weapon and we have evidence that proves their minds have been altered and they have been brainwashed.”
The blast, which occurred at approximately 08:20 [05:20 GMT], claimed the lives of two police officers and wounded four more. The suicide bomber died at the scene.
Nine more people were injured as a result of the second explosion which took place when investigators arrived at the scene, around 09:12 [06:12 GMT], reports Intefax. The explosive device is thought to have been in a car parked nearby and triggered by remote control.
“According to preliminary data, the capacity of the explosive devices was equivalent to 3 kg and 50 kg of TNT correspondingly,” the source in the Investigative committee added.
The criminal case after the two explosions is filed by the Investigative Committee of Russia’s Prosecutor’s office in Ingushetia. The investigators are working at the site.
The blasts come a week after suicide bombings in the Moscow Metro which took 40 lives and injured more than 120. Two days later twin explosions shook the city of Kizlyar in the Republic of Dagestan claiming 12 lives. The day before early in the morning on Sunday, April 4, a freight train was blasted off its tracks in the Republic of Dagestan. It was also thought to be a terror attack, as it came after the Moscow and Dagestan explosions last week.
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@K.e I agree that with you that repression on the surface should be avoided at any cost, but fighting with less visible methods should be brought to MAXIMUM. And stick please with term "capitalist", not “Liberal” ! “Liberal” has to many negative connotations now! Capitalism (specially in USA) has been high-jacked by corporate“Liberal” gangsters. “Liberal” today is synonym of globalization, corruption and stock market fraud with all negative consequences& economic crisis that has been brought upon whole planet from USA corporate “Liberalism”(mostly)in deregulation and fraud.
Oh but isn't that just what they want Zak.. lets face it when you are a terrorist life is so much easier in a locked down war zone, life is simple , you have many more down trodden people you can turn to and say 'see what we fight for' etc. I believe these explosions are designed to appeal to the Russian people and whip them into a anger for war, they must resist, keep a steel calm and in my opinion these things can be taken care of on the unseen level as you say. I honestly believe the bigger picture here is the attempt to push Russia to the 'Right'. why? because the enemy can not deal with a “Liberal” Nationalist Russia they don't understand how to counter it and every job that is created and every SME is an erosion of the basis on which they stand. They clearly have no answer and when you have no answer what is the best thing to do? Attack. that is my opinion. I believe the people of the world can see this for what it is, an attack on Russia is an attack on human independence and an insult to our intelligence. I am a big believer in 'the first to attack loses.' and deserve no less.
Very sorry to hear the read of the latest terrorist atrocity in Russia. The dead, bereaved, and injured are in my thoughts and prayers.