24 October 2009, 22:00
Explosion in the capital of Dagestan
Today in Makhachkala, a mine or a bomb blew up when a militia bus was passing by; a militiaman was wounded.
"The incident happened at about 9:00 p.m. Moscow time in the crossing of Petra Pervogo and Beibulatova Streets," the press service of the UVD (City Interior Department) of Makhachkala said.
According to preliminary data, an employee of the patrol-sentry service was slightly wounded. Now, an operative-inquiry team works in the venue with the aim to establish the type and power of the explosive, as reported by the ITAR-TASS Agency.
The blown-up bus was on its way back to the base after transporting militia units to the posts, the "Interfax" Agency adds.
