Makhachkala bomb attack: 1 killed, at least 10 injured

One policeman has been killed in a bomb attack on Gamzatov Avenue not far from the Dagestani Interior Ministry headquarters in Makhachkala on Saturday, the ministry said.

It is believed that the attack was committed by a suicide bomber who approached a police patrolling unit. "The explosion killed one policeman and injured three others. Several [civilian] passersby have also sustained injures. The circumstances of the incident and the number of casualties have yet to be verified," a ministry spokesperson said.

The Dagestani Trauma Center told Interfax that ten people injured in the attack had been delivered there.

"There are both police officers and civilians among them. Several casualties have serious injuries," a Trauma Center spokesperson said.
A local law enforcement source said that the attack could have been committed by a female suicide bomber.

"Preliminary findings indicate that this is a Makhachkala resident who had presumably gone missing several days ago," the source said. He also said there are children among those injured.