MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: In Russia, officials believe terrorists are responsible for three explosions just northwest of the breakaway republic of Chechnya. The worst blast was in the parking lot of a crowded market at Mineralnye Vody. The police have a suspect in custody. CNN's Steve Harrigan joining us from Moscow with the latest -- Steve.</s>STEVE HARRIGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Miles, the three blasts all took place within just a few minutes of each other. The Kremlin is saying they are well-timed. They are blaming Chechen rebels for the blast. Russia, of course, has been at war with Chechnya for more than a year now. And these blasts happened right near the border with Chechnya. The worst one, as you said, happened in Mineralnye Vody. It happened right in a crowded marketplace on Saturday morning, so bodies were strewn all over, people carrying their grocery bags killed. Eleven people were killed instantly in this blast. Now we've just had word from the Stabopol (ph) region that seven more have died, have died in the hospital. Apparently the other two bombing attacks were targeted at policemen. One of these explosions went outside, just outside a highway patrol headquarters -- Miles.</s>O'BRIEN: All right, thank you very much. That's CNN's Steve Harrigan in Moscow.
Terrorists Believed Responsible for Bombings in Russia