Grenade explosion in Russian city kills two

A grenade has exploded in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, killing two people in the second deadly blast there in three…

A grenade has exploded in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, killing two people in the second deadly blast there in three days.

A spokesman said the blast occurred inside a house on Thursday morning in the city, 60 miles west of rebel Chechnya.

An explosion on Tuesday outside a bank in Vladikavkaz, regional capital of North Ossetia region, also killed two people, including a Russian serviceman.

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