The information minister of Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan has been killed in an explosion in the regional capital, Makhachkala. The blast was caused by a device placed on the car’s roof The Russian Interfax news agency reported that a device had exploded as Magomedsalikh Gusayev was driving to work on Wednesday. Interfax quoted witnesses as saying two men had placed a bomb on the roof of the car carrying the minister to his office, as it drove out of the compound where he lived. His driver survived the attack and is being questioned by police. Full Story