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At Least 7 Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack in Ingushetia

19 August 2012 16:33 (UTC +04:00)

â€œAccording to preliminary information, the tragedy occurred after a suicide bomber blew himself up at this funeral event,â€ he said.

The suicide bomb attack occurred in the Malgobek district in northwest Ingushetia at a funeral of the policeman who was killed in a shootout with militants on Saturday. According to Ingush Security Council, all the dead expect a suicide bomber were police officers.

The head of the suspected suicide bomber was found at the scene of the attack, he said.

More than a decade after the end of a war against separatists in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Russian security forces continue to fight militants in other regions in the area besides Chechnya, including Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Dagestan, and North Ossetia. Frequent attacks are staged on security forces, police and civilians.