31/08/2011 10:44
Eight killed in Chechnya suicide attacks
Eight people have been killed in a twin suicide attacks in the Chechen capital of Grozny, according to a BBC report. Five policemen are believed to be among the victims.
The attacks, which took place during festivities for the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, have injured at least 16 people, according to the Interfax news agency.
The device was detonated close to a local parliament building. Gun shots were reported subsequent to the explosion.
The attack is thought to be the work of Chechen separatists, though no group has yet claimed responsibility.
"The bandits have shown their real face which only proves that this evil should be eradicated,” Moscow-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told Interfax.