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Attack on Russian regional leader Attack on Russian regional leader
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The president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia has been wounded in an assassination attempt.The president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia has been wounded in an assassination attempt.
Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been taken to hospital and his condition is unclear. Three bodyguards are reported to have been killed.Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been taken to hospital and his condition is unclear. Three bodyguards are reported to have been killed.
An explosion hit their convoy near the city of Nazran, officials say. No group has said it carried out the attack.An explosion hit their convoy near the city of Nazran, officials say. No group has said it carried out the attack.
Ingushetia, which neighbours Chechnya, has seen an increase in violence in recent years.Ingushetia, which neighbours Chechnya, has seen an increase in violence in recent years.
Federal investigators said a car that was parked on the side of the road detonated just as Mr Yevkurov's car passed, AP news agency reported.
Monday's attack is the third to hit the republic in as many weeks.Monday's attack is the third to hit the republic in as many weeks.
On June 10, gunmen killed Ingushetia's deputy chief supreme court justice in Nazran as she dropped her children at a kindergarten.
Three days later, the region's former vice prime minister was shot dead outside his home in Nazran.
Hundreds of refugees from the wars in Chechnya have sought refuge in Ingushetia, a mainly Muslim republic, which is itself one Russia's poorest regions.
The North Caucasus region, which also includes Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia, is regarded as a major security challenge for the Kremlin.The North Caucasus region, which also includes Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia, is regarded as a major security challenge for the Kremlin.