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Several people have been killed in a large explosion in the city of Nazran, capital of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, reports say. At least three people have been killed in a large explosion in the city of Nazran, capital of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, reports say.
The explosion took place as a military vehicle passed a government building in the city, Interfax news agency says. The blast took place as a security forces vehicle passed a government building, Interfax news agency says.
Violence has risen sharply recently in Ingushetia, a largely Muslim republic bordering restive Chechnya. Earlier, gunmen killed three members of an ethnic Russian family.
Explosions and gunfights have become increasingly common in Ingushetia, a largely Muslim republic bordering war-torn Chechnya.
President Vladimir Putin earlier this month announced the deployment of an extra 2,500 troops in the republic.President Vladimir Putin earlier this month announced the deployment of an extra 2,500 troops in the republic.
The Nazran blast killed three policemen, a security official told the Interfax news agency.
The explosion took place at 1900 local time (1500 GMT), the official said.
On Thursday night three men - the husband and two sons of an ethnic Russian schoolteacher - were killed in an attack.
The woman, Vera Draganchuk, escaped by jumping out of a window, police said.
The attack is the second of its kind in two months.
Lyudmila Teryokhina, a Russian teacher, and her two children were shot dead in Ingushetia in July.