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| Explosions rock Ingushetia |
| 2005-09-17 |
| A homemade explosive detonated outside an apartment building in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia on Friday, and another explosive caused a locomotive and three cars of a cargo train to derail along the border with the neighbouring region of North Ossetia, the interior ministry said. No casualties were reported, but the explosion in the city of Nazran left a large crater in the street, and the derailment caused disruptions on the rail network. A third explosion shook the Ingush village of Nesterovskaya later on Friday, but again caused no casualties, said Nazir Yevloyev, a spokesperson for the Ingush interior ministry. An anti-personnel mine exploded near a bus stop as a military convoy passed, he said. Roman Shchekotin, a spokesperson for the southern regional district office of the Russian interior ministry, said investigations had been opened into both incidents, and that both were considered terrorism. The Nazran blast occurred close to the city court and police headquarters. Shchekotin said it had been equivalent to kg to 7kg in force. The explosive on the train tracks was equivalent to 5kg in force. The train was empty. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |