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Twin explosions kill 8 in Russiaupdated: Thu May 03 2012 18:03:00

At least eight people were killed and 20 injured in an apparent suicide car bomb attack and follow-up blast in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti.

SI.com: Duncan Castles: Anzhi tasks Carlos with a huge summer transfer expenditureupdated: Sun Apr 01 2012 11:24:00

Anzhi Makhachkala are preparing an extraordinary transfer spend of €300 million ($399M) with the aim of establishing itself as a Champions League club within the next three seasons. The huge investment in new players will be front-loaded on the upcoming summer window ahead of the Russian Premier League's conversion to an autumn-spring schedule.

Russian bombing is latest in spate of violenceupdated: Wed Mar 07 2012 14:46:00

The suicide bomber who killed four officers and wounded two others in Russia on Tuesday was 25 years old, the state-run Itar-Tass news agency reported Wednesday.

Suicide bomber kills 4 officers at police post in southwest Russiaupdated: Tue Mar 06 2012 16:56:00

A woman blew herself up at a police post in Russia's southwestern republic of Dagestan, killing four officers and wounding two more, the state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.

Eto'o insists money not his motivation in move to Russiaupdated: Wed Oct 26 2011 02:53:00

Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o has rejected suggestions he moved to Anzhi Makhachkala purely for the money and instead sees himself as a trailblazer to promote football in Russia.

Two police officers killed in car bombing in Russia's volatile Dagestan republicupdated: Mon Oct 03 2011 05:31:00

Two policemen were killed by a suicide car bomber in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the Dagestani Interior Ministry said on its website Monday.

Series of blasts kill 1, injure dozens in Russia's Dagestan updated: Thu Sep 22 2011 06:33:00

A series of attacks against police hit the Russian North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Thursday, killing several officers and injuring dozens more, authorities said.

Eto'o keen to get started on Anzhi projectupdated: Fri Aug 26 2011 04:41:00

Samuel Eto'o has rejected claims his move to Anzhi Makhachkala is all about money and claims he wants to transform the Russian club into a "big" team.

Report: 4 found fatally shot in Dagestanupdated: Sun Aug 14 2011 03:36:00

Four people were found shot to death in the Russian republic of Dagestan on Sunday, the state-run Ria Novosti news agency said.

Inter consider Anzhi's Eto'o offerupdated: Wed Aug 10 2011 10:45:00

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has said the Italian club will consider Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala's offer for striker Samuel Eto'o.

Top al Qaeda militant dies in Chechnyaupdated: Fri Apr 22 2011 15:56:00

Chechen security agents have killed a top al Qaeda militant believed to responsible for numerous terrorist attacks in Russia's Northern Caucasus region, officials announced Friday.

In Caucasus violence, 4 militants, a police officer killedupdated: Sat Oct 23 2010 13:01:00

A bombing and a shootout caused deaths and injuries on Saturday in Russia's tense Caucasus region, Russian media reported, citing local authorities.

At least 30 wounded in Dagestan bombingupdated: Sat Sep 25 2010 09:27:00

The number of wounded from a suicide bombing late Friday in the Russian republic of Dagestan reached at least 30 on Saturday, state media reported.

Suicide bomber targets Russian military unitupdated: Sun Sep 05 2010 07:35:00

A suicide bomb attack on a military unit in the Russian republic of Dagestan killed three people and injured 33, a spokesman for Russia's defense ministry told CNN Sunday.

In Dagestan, a bomb wounds a government ministerupdated: Sat Sep 04 2010 11:05:00

A car bomb in the Russian republic of Dagestan killed a driver and injured a government official and his two bodyguards on Saturday, state-run news agencies said.

Police officer, militants killed in anti-terrorism operation in Russiaupdated: Sat Aug 28 2010 04:57:00

Five suspected militants and one policeman were killed during a special anti-terrorism operation Saturday morning in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian state media said.

Suspected mastermind of Moscow subway attacks killedupdated: Mon Aug 23 2010 00:32:00

A leader of an Islamist terror network, who was suspected of masterminding the March subway attacks in Moscow, was killed over the weekend, state-owned media said.

Death toll rises to 7 in Russia bombingupdated: Thu May 27 2010 04:34:00

The death toll rose to seven Thursday from a bombing outside a planned performance by a dance company in Russia, officials said.

Russia bomb kills 6; more than 40 hurtupdated: Wed May 26 2010 16:35:00

A bombing outside a planned performance by a dance company from the restive Russian republic of Chechnya left six people dead and more than 40 wounded on Wednesday, state media reported.

Russia: 3 killed from subway bombings groupupdated: Fri May 14 2010 08:45:00

Three men involved in the Moscow subway bombings in March were killed when they fought back during an attempt to arrest them, the director of the Federal Security Service told the Russian president Thursday.

Workers killed by bomb in Dagestanupdated: Thu May 13 2010 13:57:00

Five repair workers were killed and three police officers injured Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded in the Russian republic of Dagestan, the Investigation Committee of the Russian Prosecutor's Office said.

Suicide attack kills 2 police officers in Ingushetiaupdated: Mon Apr 05 2010 09:24:00

A suicide bomber killed two officers and wounded four others outside a police station in the Russian republic of Ingushetia Monday, authorities said.

Medvedev in Dagestan for security talksupdated: Thu Apr 01 2010 07:49:00

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived Thursday in Dagestan to hold talks with regional political leaders and government officials following this week's bomb blasts in Moscow and car bombings in the southern Russian republic.

Russia faces second attackupdated: Thu Apr 01 2010 07:49:00

Another pair of attacks hit Russia, days after suicide bombers targeted a subway. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.

Bombs kill 12 in Russia's Dagestan regionupdated: Wed Mar 31 2010 12:51:00

Twelve people -- nine of them police officers -- were killed Wednesday when two bombs exploded in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, officials told CNN.

Suicide bomber kills 5 police in Dagestanupdated: Wed Jan 06 2010 15:14:00

Five police officers were killed and at least 14 injured Wednesday in the Russian Republic of Dagestan after a suicide bomber detonated himself at a traffic police station, a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman told CNN.

Second Russian journalist in three days killedupdated: Wed Sep 03 2008 12:51:00

A Russian journalist died Wednesday from gunshot wounds sustained the night before -- the second Russian journalist fatally gunned down this week.

Putin critic Kasparov 'blocked'updated: Mon Jul 04 2005 08:16:00

Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities, on Monday accused Russian officials of interfering in his four-day trip to the troubled Caucasus region.

Beslan school start called offupdated: Tue Sep 14 2004 00:35:00

The first day of classes following the massacre of more than 330 hostages at a school in this southern Russian city have been abruptly canceled, a principal at one of Beslan's schools has told CNN.

Putin tightens security measuresupdated: Mon Sep 13 2004 07:10:00

President Vladimir Putin has announced far-reaching measures to boost the Russian government's power to "fight against terrorism."

Dutch hostage freed in Russiaupdated: Sun Apr 11 2004 04:35:00

A Dutch aid worker kidnapped in Russia almost two years ago been freed by Russian security forces, officials said.

Blast kills exiled Chechen leaderupdated: Fri Feb 13 2004 07:00:00

A Chechen rebel leader linked by the U.N. to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terror network has been killed in a car explosion in Qatar, government sources in Doha told CNN.

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