In the capital of Dagestan Makhachkale, an explosion occurred. No one was injured. Representatives of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Republic said that the explosive device worked on the corner of Nasrudinov and Beibulatov streets, where at that time the car of the patrol and field service of the police drove through. The explosion is qualified as an attempt on the life of law enforcement officials.

The Israeli government decided to release 400 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. 18 ministers spoke out for the liberation, three were against it. The exact date of the Palestinians is not yet defined. In accordance with the agreement concluded in February, Israel obliged to free the Palestinian prisoners - if the authorities of autonomy take measures against extremists. 500 Palestinians were released on February 21.

In the east of Afghanistan, 12 people died as a result of an armed attack. According to the authorities of the Kunar Province, the elder of one of the local tribes and 11 friends and relatives who accompanied him on Friday were ambushed in the Manokay area - 170 kilometers east of Kabul. According to the same source, on Saturday, two government troops were injured in the explosion of grenades in the capital of the province of Kunar, Assad-Abad.

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The head of the RAO "UES of Russia" Anatoly Chubais does not intend to voluntarily resign. On the air of the Rossiya TV channel, Chubais emphasized that he would leave his post only by decision of the shareholders of the company, primarily the state. Chubais again stated that the responsibility for the recent energy crisis in Moscow and neighboring regions lies with RAO "UES of Russia". He also noted that the replacement of outdated equipment at power plants is needed for years.

In Sochi, as a result of an accident, more than 5 thousand people - residents of two regions remained at transformer substations without electricity. In one of them, the consequences of the accident are already eliminated, in the other - restoration work is ongoing. This is the second energy failure over the past day.

On the western coast of Jordan, south of the city of Jenin, one Palestinian was killed and two were wounded in a collision with Israeli soldiers. According to the Israeli military, the Palestinians opened fire from the car when they drove past the Israeli military base. The patrol opened fire. Earlier, the Palestinian authorities reported the intention to mobilize 5 thousand recruits to strengthen security measures in the gas sector - after the departure of the Israeli troops from there.

Russia and Syria agreed to write off almost 9 billion dollars of Syrian debt, accumulated since Soviet times. The agreement on this was signed today in Damascus with the Minister of Finance of the two countries - Alexand Kudrin and Mohammad al -Hussein. Now the Syrian debt of Russia is a little more than 3 and a half billion dollars. Part of the amount will be paid by goods or used to finance Russian investment projects in Syria.

The Pakistani command stated that during a special operation it almost managed to clean the South Vaziristan province from the Taliban and militants of Al-Qaeda. Turning to journalists in the city of Shakai, Major General Niyaz Mohammad Khan Hattak said that no more than a hundred militants acting in small groups remain in the province bordering Afghanistan.

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About 3 thousand Afghans registered to participate in the elections of the Afghanistan parliament, appointed on September 18. Approximately 350 candidates are women. The authorities said that the registration was very successful, given the short terms and an unstable situation. More than 3 thousand people registered to participate in local elections, including over 250 women.

The most large -scale municipal elections in the history of the region are held in Primorye. 29 chapters of urban and 113 leaders of rural settlements, as well as one thousand four hundred deputies of local authorities, are elected. Elections are held in 21 of 22 districts of the region.

At the Chagino electrical substation in the Moscow Region, an investigation is being investigated by the accident, which led on May 25 to disconnecting electricity in Moscow and the environs. Signs of external influence that could disable the substation has not yet been discovered, Interfax reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

In Iraq, at least 7 people died and about 20 were injured today as a result of explosions. The suicide bombers blew up mined cars in the city of Touz in the north of Iraq and in the vicinity of the city of Madain - south of Baghdad. At the village of Khalkaniya to the north-west of the Iraqi capital as a result of the explosion of the bomb laid on the side of the road, the American Marine Corporal died.