A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people, including a top Russian official, in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, officials have said.
Blast outside bank in southern Russian region injures at least five people.
Government critics attribute the growing violence to anger fuelled by alleged abductions, beatings, unlawful arrests and killings of suspects by government forces and local allied fighters.
Murat Zyazikov, the president of Ingushetia, dissolved the regional government on March 12.
Local opposition leaders have renewed calls for Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, to take measures to deal with the political unrest and widespread corruption in the region.