Minister of Russian's Dagestan Republic Injured in Attempted Murder

Magomedsalikh Gusayev, who is in charge of national policy, information and foreign affairs ministry of Russia's Dagestan Republic, received multiple injuries when a bombing device went off at his home on Friday morning.

Latest Interfax report quoted hospital sources as saying Gusayev sustained a break in his left shin-bone as well as some lights wounds. He is in good condition after surgery.

According to earlier reports, the blast took place at 08:20 Moscow time (0420) when Gusayev was leaving his home in Dagestan's capital of Makhachkala.

The plastic bomb, with a yield of 300 to 400 grams of TNT, was planted under the threshold of his house.






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