Twin blasts rocked Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan just two days after 39 people were killed in two subway explosions in Moscow, the region's Interior Ministry said.
Nine people were killed and six injured in the explosions in the town of Kizlyar near Chechnya on Wednesday morning, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti. He said at least one blast was triggered by a suicide bomber dressed as a policeman.
The first blast occurred at 08:45 Moscow time [04:45 GMT], and the other came 20 minutes later. A local police source said the disguised suicide bomber approached police who were working at the site of the first explosion and blew himself up.
The explosions occurred some 300 meters from the buildings of the Interior Ministry, Federal Security Service and a school.
"According to preliminary information, a Niva car stuffed with explosives blew up. When police and emergencies services came to the site, a second blast went off," the source said.
The blasts occurred just two days after two deadly suicide bombings hit the Moscow metro on Monday morning, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 80. The Moscow attacks ripped through the Lubyanka and Park Kultury stations at rush hour with an interval of about 40 minutes.
The Moscow attacks are believed to have been committed by terrorists from Russia's North Caucasus region.
Russia has been fighting militants in the North Caucasus for almost two decades, including two brutal wars against separatists in Chechnya. Analysts suggested that Monday's attacks were revenge for a recent police operation that saw the deaths of over 20 radical Islamic fighters.
No connection has been made yet between the incidents in Moscow and Dagestan.
MOSCOW, March 31 (RIA Novosti)
