Passenger Bus Explodes in Chechen Capital

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Passenger Bus Explodes in Chechen Capital

Six people are believed to have been killed and many others injured when a passenger bus was blownup Thursday in Grozny, the capital of Russia's Chechen republic, the Interfax news agency reported.

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Six people are believed to have been killed and many others injured when a passenger bus was blownup Thursday in Grozny, the capital of Russia's Chechen republic, the Interfax news agency reported.

The exact number of injuries is not yet known.

The Chechen Interior Ministry said that the bus was carrying construction workers. All of them were local residents.

None of the explosion's organizers was detained immediately.

The incident occurred less than two weeks after a referendum ondraft constitution and bills on the republic's presidential and parliamentary elections were held. 95.97 percent of Chechens votedfor the draft constitution, which cements Chechnya's status as part of the Russian Federation.

Chechnya won de-facto independent status in 1996 after Russia pulled out troops from it. Russian troops re-entered the lawless region in September 1999 following attacks by Chechnya-based fighters in a neighboring region and a series of deadly apartment house bombings blamed on the rebels.

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