Head of Chechnya expresses condolences to head of Dagestan in connection with terrorist attack

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has expressed condolences to his counterpart from Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, in connection with an explosion near a traffic police post in the Derbent region.

"The incident proves once again that international terrorists are making great efforts to escalate the situation, cause chaos, intimidate the population. I am firmly convinced that we should resist it together. I express my deep condolences to the head of the Republic of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the Dagestani people, relatives and friends of the victims,'' Kadyrov wrote on Instagram, RIA Novosti reports.