Blast at cemetery in Russia's Dagestan kills three

Three people were killed in an explosion at a village cemetery in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday, a police spokesman said.

MAKHACHKALA, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - Three people were killed in an explosion at a village cemetery in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday, a police spokesman said.

"Three people were killed when a homemade explosive device went off at a cemetery in the village of Gubden," the spokesman said.

He said the victims were the widow, sister and daughter of a late local police chief. They were visiting his grave at the time of the blast.