A gas cylinder exploded in a minibus taxi in North Ossetia, four
people were injured, RIA Novosti cites an assistant of the head of the
Russian Investigative Committee office in the republic, Eduard Gusov,
as saying.
The incident happened at the entrance to the village of Chikola in the
Irafsky district at 17.00 (Moscow time).
Three people were hospitalized with medium injuries. Others returned
home. The minibus taxi belonged to a state unitary enterprise.