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Four die in Chechen blast

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Published 23 November, 2008, 09:59

Four people have died and eight wounded in a bomb explosion in Southern Russia.

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The blast occurred in a village near the Chechen republic's capital Grozny. It targeted a police patrol, which had arrived to investigate a reported shooting. Authorities say three police officers and one local resident were killed in the explosion.

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