Two People Killed in Two Attacks in Dagestan, May 10, 2010

Two People Killed in Two Attacks in Dagestan

May 10, 2010

Car bomb explodes near Russian military base

The Daily Times, Pakistan, Monday, May 10, 2010

MAKHACHKALA:

A car bomb exploded near a military base in Russia’s southern Dagestan region on Sunday, killing the driver of the car, a local official said. The blast occurred about 100 meters from a military base in the town of Kaspiysk in the mainly Muslim region of Dagestan, said a spokesman for Sborder guard troops.

“According to provisional information no one died except the driver of the car,” said the spokesman, adding that police were investigating reports that a suicide bomber detonated the bomb. Police have been on high alert for possible attacks on Sunday, as Russians celebrated the 65th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II. The latest explosion completely destroyed the car, a white Lada, a witness at the scene told Reuters. reuters

Dagestan blast militants killed - FSB

MAKHACHKALA, May 10 (RIA Novosti)

The militants who carried out a recent attack on a railway station in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have been killed, a Federal Security Service (FSB) spokesperson said on Monday.

One person was killed and eight injured after a bomb placed in a litter bin exploded at Derbent train station on the evening of May 7.

The spokesman said that parts of an improvised explosive device identical to the one used in Derbent had been found in the house used by the militants, who were killed in an operation on Sunday.

In other news, the republic's interior ministry said that police had on Sunday detained a group of militants intending to carry out terrorist acts during May 9 Victory Day celebrations.

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