Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 9 in Chechnya

By Douglas V. Gibbs



Three separate suicide bombers have renewed the threatening presence of an Islamist insurgency that has been haunting the Chechnya region. At last report, at least nine people are dead from the attack in Grozny. The area attacked was near Chechnya's parliament building.



One attacker blew himself up at a police post on a street about 150 meters (500 feet) from the parliament compound, killing two officers, an Interior Ministry official said on condition of anonymity.



Two others set off their explosives about 20 minutes later after more police and emergency workers had rushed to the scene, the official said -- a tactic frequently used by militants in the North Caucasus.



The attack took place during celebrations marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.



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Police say three bombers behind Chechnya attack - Reuters