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Twin blasts rocked Russia"s North Caucasus...

Nine people were killed and six injured in the explosions in the town of Kizlyar near Chechnya on Wednesday morning, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti. He said at least one blast was triggered by a suicide bomber dressed as a policeman.

The first blast occurred at 08:45 Moscow time [04:45 GMT], and the other came 20 minutes later. A local police source said the disguised suicide bomber approached police who were working at the site of the first explosion and blew himself up.

The explosions occurred some 300 meters from the buildings of the Interior Ministry, Federal Security Service and a school.

"According to preliminary information, a Niva car stuffed with explosives blew up. When police and emergencies services came to the site, a second blast went off," the source said.

The blasts occurred just two days after two deadly suicide bombings hit the Moscow metro on Monday morning, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 80. The Moscow

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