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| A bomb has exploded in a busy shopping area in the capital of the restive republic of Dagestan, killing at least two people, according to Russian police. | |
| A spokeswoman for the republic's interior ministry, Fatina Ubaidatova, said there was an undetermined number of people injured in Wednesday's explosion. She did not have details on the force or construction of the bomb. | A spokeswoman for the republic's interior ministry, Fatina Ubaidatova, said there was an undetermined number of people injured in Wednesday's explosion. She did not have details on the force or construction of the bomb. |
| Islamic insurgents frequently mount small attacks on police in Dagestan. The republic is home to the parents of the suspects in last month's Boston Marathon bombing. One of the suspects, who was killed in a shootout with Boston police, visited the republic last year and US authorities are investigating whether he had contact with extremists there. | |
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