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11 killed in N. Ossetia blast

Russia's Emergency Ministry says a roadside bomb blast has killed 11 people on a minibus in North Ossetia province.

A duty officer at the Emergency Ministry in the North Ossetia province says an improvised explosive device went off as the vehicle was passing in the center of the provincial capital, Vladikavkaz. He said it was unclear how many people were wounded. The duty officer was not authorized to give his name.