21 Aug 2012 15:30

Suicide bomber behind funeral explosion identified - Ingush head

ROSTOV-ON-DON. Aug 21 (Interfax) - The suicide bomber who detonated his explosives at a police officer's funeral in Ingushetia has been identified as a resident of Arshty village, Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Yevkurov told Interfax.

"We already know who committed this terrorist attack. He was Aldiyev from the village of Arshty," he said.

"Several more examinations are yet to be conducted, but preliminary results indicate that the suicide bomber was Aldiyev," Yevkurov said.

Eight people, mostly officers of law enforcement agencies, died in an explosion staged at a funeral of a policeman in the Malgobek district of Ingushetia on August 19.