Ingushetian president severely injured in suicide bombing (1st Lead)

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Jun 22, 2009, 7:52 GMT

Moscow - Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, the president of the Russian republic of Ingushetia, was severely injured Monday in a suicide bombing, the Interfax news agency reported. File picture dated 12 June 2009 shows President of the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov leaving the Grand Kremlin palace after the State award ceremony in Moscow, Russia. Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and three of his bodyguards were injured in an explosion in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, 22 June 2009. EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOV

File picture dated 12 June 2009 shows President of the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov leaving the Grand Kremlin palace after the State award ceremony in Moscow, Russia. Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and three of his bodyguards were injured in an explosion in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, 22 June 2009. EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOV At least three bodyguards were killed in the attack near the city of Nasran. Several others were wounded, the news agency said, citing investigators. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev condemned the attack as a cowardly act by 'bandits' unhappy that Yevkurov 'is bringing order to the region.' He ordered the Interior Ministry and state secret services to investigate the attack. A spokesman from Yevkurov's office said the president had been in surgery and was no longer in life-threatening danger. He is believed to have been transported to Moscow for further care. The attack on the presidential convoy is believed to be the work of a suicide bomber who hid a 'enormous bomb' in a car, a police spokesman said. Tensions have been rising in the area as Islamist rebels have become more bold in fighting local powers. Their attacks have claimed the lives of a former vice premier and the deputy chairwoman of the supreme court since the start of June. Medvedev has promised a campaign against such terrorist attacks. To that end, the government has planned military anti-terror manoeuvres with about 8,500 troops and 650 tanks in the region for the end of June.

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