Official in N. Caucasus injured by gunmen

MAKHACHKALA, September 1 (RIA Novosti) – The deputy head of a district in Daghestan, a republic in Russia's North Caucasus, has been hospitalized after unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car, the local interior ministry said Friday.

RIA Novosti // Sep. 01, 2006 - 10:54 GMT