GROZNY, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - A suspected car bomb exploded near Government House in the Chechen capital Grozny Monday afternoon leaving at least one person dead and seven wounded, Chechen Deputy Interior Minister Akhmed Zakayev said.
A government session on taxes under the chairmanship of Chechen President Alu Alkhanov was interrupted after the blast.
A source in the Chechen Interior Ministry reported earlier that the blast had killed a 10-year old boy at a nearby gasoline station.
"A powerful explosive device was planted in a car parked near a service center, a restaurant, a gasoline station and a big shopping center," the source said.
