Village of Novogagatli in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Photo: http://www.moidagestan.ru/photo/2034

17 August 2017, 17:38

Two persons killed by explosion in Dagestan

Two persons were killed and one was injured as a result of an explosion near the village of Novogagatli in the Khasavyurt District. This was reported by an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.

According to the MIA's official, the incident occurred in a field on the outskirts of the village, at about 4:00 p.m. Moscow time.

"A team of field investigators has left for the place to clarify the circumstances of the incident," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by an official from the press service for the Dagestani MIA.

The MIA's official has also added that till present, there is no information about reasons for the explosion.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Rasul Magomedov Source: CK correspondent

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