Suicide bomber kills 11 in Russia

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the funeral of a policeman in Russia's North Caucasus region, killing seven people and wounding 11 others, officials said. The bombing took place in Ingushetia in the Malgobek district at the funeral of a policeman who was killed in an attack by militants Saturday, Ingush Security Council Secretary Akhmed Kotiyev said Sunday. "According to preliminary information, the tragedy occurred after a suicide bomber blew himself up at this funeral event," he said. More than a decade after war between Russian security forces and separatists in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, fighting in the region persists, RIA Novosti reported.