Prominent Sufi dies in Dagestan suicide bombing

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) ? Officials in Russia's violence-plagued Dagestan say a top Muslim religious leader and five of his followers have been killed by a suicide bomber.

A spokesman for the republic's police, Vyacheslav Gasanov, said the female bomber blew herself up at the home of Said Afandi in the village of Chirkei.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility or identification of the bomber.

Afandi was a leader of Sufi Muslims and had often publically criticized the Wahhabi sect that is the core of the insurgency in the republic. Clashes with militants and attacks on police occur almost daily in Dagestan.

Also Tuesday in Dagestan, a border guard opened fire on colleagues at a barracks, killing seven before being shot to death himself, Russian news agencies reported. There was no indication of motivation.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-sufi-dies-dagestan-suicide-bombing-161250541.html

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