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| Terror lab discovered in north Caucasus |
| 2012-03-15 |
| Security forces have prevented a string of terror attacks after defusing nine bombs at an illegal laboratory in Nalchik, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said on Wednesday. The committee's statement said, "The total mass of improvised explosive devices was over 100 kg of TNT equivalent. According to bomb experts, an explosion of that power would have destroyed a whole city block." The laboratory where the bombs were produced was located in a garage and was discovered by policemen early Wednesday. All the bombs were taken to a secure area and destroyed. |
| Posted by:ryuge |