A bombing in the Caucasus region targets Russian police.
A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car at a police station in Russia's troubled North Caucasus on Wednesday, killing at least six officers and wounding 16, police said.
But the officers who died took action to prevent far greater devastation at the traffic police station on the outskirts of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, where the bombing took place as 150 officers lined up outside for roll call, city police chief Col. Shamil Guseinov said.
The bomber detonated the explosives at the station gate after police stopped him from driving through, Guseinov said. Those killed were at the gate, including three officers in a police jeep that blocked the attacker's path, he said.
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Guinea is still sorting out whether or not there actually was a coup, as the US and France try to press the current rulers on where they go next.
Top U.S. and French diplomats have met members of Guinea's ruling junta in Morocco in hopes of speeding a return to democracy in the troubled West African nation, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and his French counterpart met in Morocco with a group led by Defence Minister Sekouba Konate, who assumed interim control over Guinea after military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara was severely wounded in a failed assassination bid on December 3.
Camara remains hospitalized in Morocco and his health status is uncertain.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the meeting conveyed "our ideas on how to seek a peaceful resolution to the political situation in Guinea," including moving toward a civilian-led transitional government and eventual free and fair elections.
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