Car Bomb Suspects Arrested, Police Say
From Times Wire Reports
Suspects in a string of bombings in southern Russia that killed at least 21 people--the worst act of terrorism in the region in months--have been arrested, a top security official said. Authorities were seeking at least six others.
Three cars with bombs exploded almost simultaneously Saturday in three towns near Chechnya.
Of the 70 victims still hospitalized, eight were in critical condition, said Col. Viktor Shkareda, a spokesman for the Emergency Situations Ministry in the northern Caucasus.
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