Today, on August 20 in Kabardino-Balkaria, unidentified people tried to kill the chief of the Baksan criminal investigation department, RIA Novosti reports. According to available information, an improvised explosive device placed on the road exploded when the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department drove by.
The explosion caused no injuries, though the car was slightly damaged. "It was established that the improvised explosive device was radio-controlled and packed with construction dowels. The bomb had a force equivalent to 400 grams of TNT," a source in the Department said in a statement. According to the Interior Ministry, the site of the explosion turned into a crater half a meter in diameter.
