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Seven die in twin Chechnya suicide attacks Triple suicide bombing kills police in Chechnya on Eid
(about 11 hours later)
At least seven people have died and 15 have been injured in two suicide attacks in the Chechen capital, Grozny, reports say. A triple suicide bomb attack has killed six police officers and two other people in the Chechen capital Grozny where Muslims are celebrating Eid.
According to Interfax news agency, the attacks took place during celebrations in the troubled Muslim region of Russia to mark the end of Ramadan. A further 22 people were injured, five of them seriously, in the bombing late on Tuesday, Russian prosecutors said.
Five of those who died were police officers. An emergency official and a civilian were also killed. It appears the bombers used the first blast to lure police to the scene before setting off other explosives.
The first bomber detonated his explosives when detained by police. Correspondents say the attack is a reminder that the region in Russia's North Caucasus is far from stable.
The second set off his device shortly afterwards. Both blasts took place in a densely populated district of Grozny, some 50m from a local parliament building. Russian prosecutors released a statement naming two of the attackers as young Chechen men, aged 22 and 21.
Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov said the attackers had chosen "the most sacred day for all Muslims" and said they had "shown their real faces". No militant group said it had ordered the attacks.
Correspondents say the incident in the capital Grozny is a reminder that the region is far from stable. Celebration day
It appears that all three attackers allowed themselves to be arrested before setting off their bombs.
The blasts took place in a densely populated district of Grozny, some 50m (yds) from a local parliament building.
The attack came as people in the predominantly Muslim republic celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the feast which marks the end of the Ramadan fast.
Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov said the attackers had chosen "the most sacred day for all Muslims" and "shown their real faces".
A spokesman for Mr Kadyrov, Alvi Karimov, said that as a result of the attack: "Thousands of people are shedding tears instead of celebrating."
An emergency official and a civilian were among those killed by the three bombers.
Last year, Moscow declared victory against Chechen separatists and there has been a relative lull in the violence under Mr Kadyrov.Last year, Moscow declared victory against Chechen separatists and there has been a relative lull in the violence under Mr Kadyrov.
But the whole North Caucasus is seeing an insurgency led by Islamist rebels, correspondents say.But the whole North Caucasus is seeing an insurgency led by Islamist rebels, correspondents say.