俄罗斯高加索地区卡车炸弹袭击20人死

　　一名自杀式炸弹杀手星期一开着一辆载有炸药的卡车冲进俄罗斯南部印古什共和国的一个警察局，炸死20人，炸伤100多人。

　　当局说，纳兹兰的爆炸案是俄罗斯南部共和国最近几年来发生的最严重的爆炸袭击。当时警官们正在排队进行早点名。警方说，这名自杀式炸弹杀手驾驶着轻型卡车冲过建筑物的大门，车上载有超过200公斤的炸药。警方开火，却未能阻止袭击。 

　　目击者形容爆炸现场是一片废墟，到处是焚烧的车辆、扭曲变形的轮胎和烧焦的树木。附近的建筑物也严重受损。

　　由俄罗斯任命的印古什共和国总统叶夫库罗夫说，星期一的这次袭击是激进分子对最近车臣边境的安全扫荡进行报复。叶夫库罗夫两个月前在另外一次自杀式炸弹袭击中受了重伤。

　　Truck Bomb Kills 20 in Russia's Caucasus Region

　　A suicide bomber rammed a truck loaded with explosives into a police headquarters in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than 100. 

　　Authorities say the bombing in Nazran -- the deadliest in Russia's southern republics in recent years -- occurred as police officers lined up for morning roll call. Police say the bomber crashed through the gates of the facility in a light truck packed with 200 kilograms of explosives. Police gunfire failed to stop the attack.

　　Witnesses described a scene of devastation, with burned-out vehicles, twisted rubble and charred trees littering the area. Nearby buildings were also heavily damaged.

　　Ingushetia's Kremlin-appointed President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov -- badly wounded in another suicide bombing two months ago -- said Monday's attack was an attempt by militants to avenge recent security sweeps along the Chechen border.