At least 11 die in Chechnya bus explosion

Updated: 15:29, Monday, 16 September 2002

At least 11 people have been killed by an explosion in the Chechen capital, Grozny.

At least 11 people have been killed by an explosion in the Chechen capital, Grozny. More than 20 others were injured when the blast occurred as a municipal bus drove by a central market in the city.

A local news agency has reported that several of the injured are in a critical condition. Most of the victims were passengers on the Number 7 bus, but it is not known whether or not they were civilians.

Reports say the explosion happened when the bus passed by a remote-controlled landmine. Both Chechen rebels and Russian troops have been known to leave the landmines throughout the capital.

No arrests have been made so far, but a Russian military spokesman has blamed Chechen guerrillas.

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