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Nazran, Russia: 18 dead in car bomb attack in Ingushetia Region

by Amitjha | August 17, 2009 at 12:54 am

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Eighteen people died in southern Russian city Nazaran, when a car bomb expoloded early in the morning. Death toll may rise as more than 60 are seriously injured.No organisation have taken the responsibilty of the atack yet. Investigatigators are trying to find out the link of the attack.

A car bomb exploded at the police headquarters in the southern Russian city of Nazran on Monday, and the RIA Novosti state news agency

said at least seven people were killed and more than 20 wounded.

The blast occurred in the courtyard of the building as police officers turned out for morning roll call, local officials said, but details on casualties and the nature of the attack were still unfolding.

Nazran is the chief city in the restive southern Russian republic of Ingushetia that has been beset by attacks on law enforcement personnel by Islamist fighters.

The explosion was described as "powerful", causing many casualties and "significant damage to the building", the statement added. It was estimated to have the force of at least 20kg (44lbs) of TNT, officials said.

Much of the violence in Ingushetia has echoed the continuing violence in Chechnya, with escalating clashes in the past year between pro-Russian security forces and armed militants.

Less than a week ago, Ingushetia's construction minister was shot dead by masked gunmen.

That followed the shooting dead of three employees of Russia's emergencies ministry.

In Chechnya, Russian forces were engaged in heavy fighting with separatist rebels until a few years ago, though the fighting has become much less intense recently.

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Paschen

at 04:21 on August 17th, 2009

Thank you for the post on this news.

alia_d

at 07:42 on August 17th, 2009

Thanks for getting this up so quickly!

bettermaker (not verified)

at 08:05 on August 17th, 2009

i do not support communism, but China knows how to deal with extremists better than anyone else. the only problem is the innocents who might suffer.

sara star

at 02:50 on August 18th, 2009

There has been many killings in this region, and the bombing of the Ingush president who is expected to return at the end of the month.

Ingushetia's Kremlin-appointed president, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, was badly wounded in a suicide bombing in June and hasn't yet returned to his duties. In a statement issued through his spokesman, Yevkurov said Monday's suicide attack had been organized by militants trying to avenge recent security sweeps in the forests along the mountainous border between Chechnya and Ingushetia.

"It was an attempt to destabilize the situation and sow panic," Yevkurov said.

t k kidwai

at 08:20 on August 17th, 2009

Terrorism can raise its ugly head any time.Without going into causes of terrorism this menace can not be tackled.Correct diagnosis help physician cure easily.

How many more lives we have to sacrifice at the altar of political expediency.

Amitjha

at 21:07 on August 17th, 2009

Thanks for the comment Kidwai, well nobody can guess how many lives these political aspirants want to justify there end, but it is for sure nobody is going to gain anything except vacuum.

sara star

at 02:53 on August 18th, 2009

TKK So what is your take on the causes?

t k kidwai

at 11:19 on August 18th, 2009

To begin with,what is needed is a comprehensive defintion of terrorism.As it is generally said that some one's freedom fighter is some one's terrorist.Till date we have not been able to distinguish between a terrorist and a freedom fighter.

Terrorism is not religion.No major religion has a concerete definition of its followers;who is a Christian;who is a Muslim,and who is a Hindu?No two followers of same religion of two different denomination will agree on this fundamental.

Beleive me,and if not,try.Bring Osama Bin Laden and Bush Bin Satan face to face and see how they accuse each other for acts of terror.The fact of the matter is that both are terrorists,even if we go by any definition so far available.Of course,objectives are different in kind and degrees but ideology is same:who is not with us is against us.And must be eliminated or at least destroyed.

SS,the major causes are two.One,US imperialism;two,Zionism.The other causes are denial of justice,usurpation of rights including right of self-determination.

Look at any terror zone,you will find the same reasons with varying degrees for acts of terror,excluding false flag operations.