Bomb Blast Kills 6 on Bus in Southern Russia

An explosion on a passenger bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has killed six people and injured at least 20 others. Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said in a statement Monday that the blast was caused by a bomb. Russian news agencies had initially quoted local officials as saying the explosion was likely caused by faulty gas equipment on board the bus.

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