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Russia

10 Killed In Daghestan Blast

1 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- At least 10 people were killed today by a bomb blast in Makhachkala, capital of Russia's republic of Daghestan.

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July 01, 2005

Zaur Isaev, Daghestan's deputy prosecutor, says some of those killed were Russian soldiers.

The bomb, packed with metal rods, exploded on a street as a military truck drove past it.

Dagestan, which borders war-ravaged Chechnya, has seen an increase in violence recently, with the assassination of several prominent local officials and the killing of more than 20 police officers since January.

(ITAR-TASS/Reuters/AP/dpa)

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