20:54, 24 October 2007

Life of the woman wounded by explosion in the capital of Dagestan is out of danger

The life of the woman, wounded by explosion of an unknown device in the Shamil Avenue of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, is out of danger. She was operated on. The driver of the taxi who also suffered from the October 23 explosion was let home for out-patient treatment.

We remind you that on October 23, at about 11 p.m. an unknown explosive blew up in the Shamil Avenue of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. The bomb with estimated capacity of about 8 kg of trotyl equivalent was planted into the garbage bin located in the mini-park near the road.

According to the preliminary information, several passers-by have suffered. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who became an involuntary participant of the events, received wounds from the broken glass from the windows of the nearby houses.

Soon after the explosion, three persons were detained by militiamen. However, Mark Tolchinskiy, an employee of the press centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan, has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that later they were released as having no attitude to the crime.

Author: Timur Isayev, CK correspondent