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| The president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia has been wounded in an assassination attempt. | The president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia has been wounded in an assassination attempt. |
| Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been taken to hospital and his condition is unclear. Three bodyguards are reported to have been killed. | Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been taken to hospital and his condition is unclear. Three bodyguards are reported to have been killed. |
| An explosion hit their convoy near the city of Nazran, officials say. No group has said it carried out the attack. | An explosion hit their convoy near the city of Nazran, officials say. No group has said it carried out the attack. |
| Ingushetia, which neighbours Chechnya, has seen an increase in violence in recent years. | Ingushetia, which neighbours Chechnya, has seen an increase in violence in recent years. |
| "A car bomb was set off at about 0820 (0420 GMT) when a motorcade of the Ingush president was going by the highway," said an interior ministry officer. | "A car bomb was set off at about 0820 (0420 GMT) when a motorcade of the Ingush president was going by the highway," said an interior ministry officer. |
| Federal investigators said a car that was parked on the side of the road detonated just as Mr Yevkurov's car passed, AP news agency reported. | Federal investigators said a car that was parked on the side of the road detonated just as Mr Yevkurov's car passed, AP news agency reported. |
| The brother of the president was among three bodyguards injured in the attack, the spokesman told Itar-tass news agency. | The brother of the president was among three bodyguards injured in the attack, the spokesman told Itar-tass news agency. |
| Monday's attack is the third to hit the republic in as many weeks. | Monday's attack is the third to hit the republic in as many weeks. |
| On June 10, gunmen killed Ingushetia's deputy chief supreme court justice in Nazran as she dropped her children at a kindergarten. | On June 10, gunmen killed Ingushetia's deputy chief supreme court justice in Nazran as she dropped her children at a kindergarten. |
| Three days later, the region's former vice prime minister was shot dead outside his home in Nazran. | Three days later, the region's former vice prime minister was shot dead outside his home in Nazran. |
| Hundreds of refugees from the wars in Chechnya have sought refuge in Ingushetia, a mainly Muslim republic, which is itself one of Russia's poorest regions. | |
| The North Caucasus region, which also includes Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia, is regarded as a major security challenge for the Kremlin. | The North Caucasus region, which also includes Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia, is regarded as a major security challenge for the Kremlin. |