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Car Bomb Defused In Stavropol

September 30 2010

Russia

Police have defused a car bomb in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, ITAR-TASS reports.

The car was spotted Thursday in the southwestern district of the city near a cafe, police said. A trained dog accidentally discovered the explosives, reported China's Xinhua news agency.

A corpse attached to 33 pounds of explosives was inside the car, reported RIA Novosti. The body may have been used to lure police to the scene, suggested officers.

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