A bomb equivalent to 12 kilograms of TNT has been deactivated in the Russian republic of Dagestan, said the National Anti-Terrorist Committee. The successful anti-terror mission happened the day after a female suicide bomber in Volgograd blew up a bus, killing six people with a device consisting of 500-600 grams of TNT. The bomb was found near a shopping mall in the city of Khasavyurt, after local residents reported they had seen a suspicious object. Law enforcement officials identified the object as a homemade bomb. The bomb was deactivated with a water cannon.
"The homemade explosive device was filled with a mixture of saltpeter and aluminum powder, without shrapnel. The device had a detonating fuse and was ready for use," the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said in a statement.
The suicide bomber responsible for Monday's bomb in Volgograd was reportedly a native of Dagestan and was married to a