Photo: AP 11 Killed, 27 Injured in Makhachkala Friday Blast MosNews
At least 11 Russian servicemen were killed in Makhachkala blast on Friday, 27 people were injured, including 12 civilians, Itar-Tass reported.
Fragments of bodies were found among the fatalities, so it was not immediately possible to name the precise death toll, a duty officer at the city police department told the agency.
The Russian Government set a special group to investigate the blast that has already left for Dagestan.
A bomb blast hit a truck carrying military servicemen at a crossroads in the city of Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian internal republic of Dagestan, bordering Chechnya at about 14-20 Moscow time.
A spokesman for Daghestans Interior Ministry said the force of the blast was equivalent to five kilograms of TNT.
As Kommersant daily reported Saturday authorities believe that the act of terrorism was carried out by a rebel group Shariat reportedly involved in 2002 Kaspiisk Victory Day military parade bombing that killed 43 people. The Friday blast coincided with the announcement of a verdict in the case of two alleged Kaspiisk bombers, who were eventually found not guilty.
Meanwhile Shariat, in a statement issued on Saturday claimed responsibility for the blast and promised to carry out similar attacks in Moscow.
The blast follows a string of terrorist attacks that have hit Dagestan over the past week.
Two blasts last Saturday wounded six police officers in the regional capital, Makhachkala, and one derailed a cargo train, wounding two men. A fourth bomb went off outside a school in the town of Khasavyurt on the same day.
Another explosion hit a police vehicle Sunday, wounding a police officer.
On Tuesday unidentified gunmen killed Magomed-Zagid Varisov, a writer and commentator whose views often appeared in the local and national press. Varisov was killed outside his home in Makhachkala.
Dagestan borders the volatile republic of Chechnya and has been both a source of fighters in the long-simmering war there and an area where Chechens have sought refuge. SEE ALSO Russian Court of Jury Finds Accused of 2002 Kaspiisk Bombing Not Guilty At Least 10 Dead as Blast Hits Army Truck in Russia's Dagestan
L'agence de presse Itar-Tass a rapporté qu'une explosion dans le Sud de la ville russe de Makhachkala, au Dagestan, a tué 10 soldats et en a blessé 20 autres ce vendredi. Deux bombes avaient été déposées dans des bains publics à 14:15 heures locales (10:15 UTC) quand les soldats approchaient l'établissement, selon les sources officielles du ministère de l'Intérieur russe. 

Le Dagestan qui est limitrophe de la Tchétchénie, a une longue histoire de désobéissance contre les lois russes. L'insurrection actuelle a commencé à l'époque du démembrement de l'Union Soviétique en 1990.