Dagestan blast kills five as north Caucasus violence worsens

Five policemen were killed on the 6 January 2010 after a suicide bomber set off an explosive-laden car outside a Russian police compound in the war-torn north Caucasus region of Dagestan. It was the latest in a series of jihadi-style terror attacks in the predominantly Muslim region, as violence there gets steadily worse.

ESO: Background information: Bomb in Russia’s Ingushetia kills at least 20 http://www.europeansources.info/record/bomb-in-russias-ingushetia-kills-at-least-20/

BBC News, 6.1.10: Dagestan suicide bomb kills six police officers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8443221.stm

Deutsche Welle, 6.1.10: Suicide bomber kills policemen in Russia http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5089277,00.html

ITAR-TASS, 6.1.10: Suicide bomber sets off explosive device in Dagestan capital http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

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