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Suicide bomber kills 41 in Chechnya

A truck loaded with explosives rammed Monday into government buildings in Chechnya, Russian news agencies said. At least 16 people were killed.
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Published: May 12, 2003 at 12:17 PM
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MOSCOW, May 12 (UPI) -- At least 41 people were killed and 269 injured in a bombing Monday in the Russian province of Chechnya. The RIA Novosti news agency reported that a suicide bomber drove a truckload of explosives into a northern Chechen village and set off a blast that brought down four apartment buildings.

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