Chechnya: Double suicide attack hit Grozny, 7 killed and 18 wounded
Seven people have been killed and 18 injured in a double suicide attack in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya.
According to the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, the blasts in the Chechen capital Grozny claimed the lives of five policemen, one Emergencies Ministry worker and one civilian.
The first explosion hit Grozny at about 9:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, when a suicide bomber blew himself up while police were trying to detain him. The second followed about an hour later, after a crowd had gathered at the scene of the first blast.
Police are currently working at the scene of the attacks.