Car bomb kills 3 police officers in Russia’s ChechnyaSeptember 16, 2013 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A car bomb killed three police officers and injured four others Monday, Sept 16, in an attack on a local Interior Ministry branch in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya on Monday, the ministry said. The attacker drove a Russian Lada at high speed toward the main gates of an Interior Ministry compound. After an on-duty officer raised a protective barrier in the road, the bomber blew up the car, the ministry said in a statement, according to RIA Novosti. The bomb had an explosive force equivalent to about 60 kilograms of TNT, the investigative committee cited experts as saying, and left a three-meter-wide crater in the road. In a separate incident, police detained a man wearing a suicide vest and carrying a gun at a police station in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia on Monday morning, a regional police representative told RIA Novosti. The spokesman added that the man has been identified, detained and disarmed, but did not give further details as to his identity. The two neighboring districts have the same name but are considered separate parts of their respective regions. Attacks on security forces, police and civilians occur regularly in the North Caucasus, generated by ethnic, religious and political rivalries, as well as poverty and corruption. The violence is also fed by an Islamist insurgency, which has been especially resilient in Dagestan and fueled a series of bloody post-Soviet wars in the neighboring republic of Chechnya. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 |