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Suicide bombers kill 12 in Dagestan
Suicide bombers killed 12 people and wounded 110 others in twin bomb attacks on a police post on the outskirts of the Dagestan region.
According to international news agency Reuters, two suicide bombers attacked a police post on the outskirts of the capital of Russia's Dagestan region, killing 12 people and wounding 110 others.
The attacks occurred last night outside Makhachkala. According to media reports, the attacks undermined efforts by Russian security forces to contain an Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus near Sochi, where Russia will host the Winter Olympics in 2014.
The first suicide bomber detonated a bomb when police stopped a vehicle to check documents, a statement by the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said.
The second explosion came when fire brigades and ambulances arrived, causing additional casualties.
According to Russia's Interfax news agency, "fragments of human bodies were scattered at the post".
The attacks fell just three days before Vladimir Putin, who sent troops 12 years ago to crush rebellion in Chechnya, is to be sworn in as president.
