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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Car Bomb In Russia’s Dagestan

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb at a police checkpoint in the southern Russian Republic of Dagestan. The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has announced that two policemen were killed and 17 injured by a local ISIS affiliated terrorist group near Derbent. Russia Today reports: Reports say a Lada Priora approached the checkpoint and the bomb was detonated. It was later determined that a police officer pulled the driver over to check their papers. Witnesses say this is when they heard a powerful blast. Two police officers were killed in the blast and 17 people were injured, including police personnel and civilians, Russian media report, citing the Dagestan Health Ministry. Russia Insider YouTube video: The blast was reportedly so strong it completely incinerated four vehicles parked in the vicinity of the checkpoint. A video posted online shows the scene of the massive explosion, with black smoke billowing from vehicles near the blast, as police get to work. Part of the checkpoint building was destroyed. According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the explosion at the police checkpoint in Dagestan was caused by the detonation of an improvised explosive device. The bomb was made up [...]