Bombing in Russia kills 17, injures over 130

Medvedev vows to net terrorists behind attack

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 17 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said.

The attacker detonated his explosives as he drove by the main entrance to the Vladikavkaz market, according to the Emergency Situations Ministry.