Russian authorities say a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on a bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd. Authorities say a female suicide bomber conducted the attack on the bus, killing six people and injuring 32. According to the Russia Investigative Committee, the blast was carried out by Naida Akhyalova, from Dagestan. Authorities say she was a recent convert to Islam and a wife of a militant leader. Footage has emerged of a the bombing, taken on a Russian dash cam on a car traveling behind the bus.
Suicide bomber strikes Russian bus
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