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| Eleven die in Russia bomb attack | Eleven die in Russia bomb attack |
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| At least 11 people have been killed in a powerful bomb attack at a police station in southern Russia, officials and hospital sources say. | |
| The suspected suicide bombing in Nazran, main city in the republic of Ingushetia, injured at least 50 others. | |
| It is reported to have occurred as staff gathered in a courtyard. | It is reported to have occurred as staff gathered in a courtyard. |
| Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya, has recently been rocked by shootings, bombings and other attacks on police and government officials. | Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya, has recently been rocked by shootings, bombings and other attacks on police and government officials. |
| The attacker was reported to have rammed his vehicle into the gates of the police compound as officers were reporting for inspection, government spokesman Kaloi Akhilgov said. | |
| "Practically all the cars and buildings in the yard of the police headquarters were completely destroyed," Reuters quoted him as saying. | |
| 'Significant damage' | |
| A statement by Ingushetia's state prosecutor's office said the bomb was driven into the police station inside a small, Russian-made truck called a Gazelle, the AFP news agency said. | |
| The explosion was described as "powerful", causing many casualties and "significant damage to the building", the statement added. | |
| The bomber was thought to be among the dead, although this could not be confirmed. | The bomber was thought to be among the dead, although this could not be confirmed. |
| The injured, many of whom were said to be in a serious condition, were taken to hospitals in Nazran. | |
| There were conflicting reports of how many people had been hurt. | |
| "The exact numbers of dead and wounded are still being determined," one hospital worker told Interfax news agency. | |
| "At present at least 30 people have been brought to the hospital with injuries and traumas of varying degrees." | |
| Much of the violence in Ingushetia has been similar to the continuing violence in Chechnya, with escalating clashes between security forces and armed militants in the past year. | Much of the violence in Ingushetia has been similar to the continuing violence in Chechnya, with escalating clashes between security forces and armed militants in the past year. |
| Less than a week ago Ingushetia's construction minister was shot dead by masked gunmen. | 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. | 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. | 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. |