Moscow - An explosion in a cafe in Chechnya killed at least seven Russian soldiers yesterday, Interfax news agency said, and Chechen rebels said they were responsible.
Interfax quoted security sources as saying the explosion took place in the village of Chiri-Yurt, about 30 km south of the Chechen capital, Grozny, and that the cafe's female owner also died. However, a Chechen rebel spokesman said 14 members of the crack OMON police were killed.
