Two bombs have gone off in the capital of Russia`s North Caucasus republic of Daghestan, police said on Tuesday, adding that no injuries had been reported.

The bombs exploded at around 11:30 p.m. (20:30 GMT) on Monday in downtown Makhachkala. The blasts took place near a residential building and had a combined force of the equivalent of 8 kg of TNT.

Bomb disposal experts later discovered and defused a third bomb, with an explosive power equivalent to 2 kg of TNT.

In a separate incident on Monday, unknown assailants opened fire on a police station in Daghestan`s Buynaksk District.

"No police officers were injured as a result of the attack," a police spokesman said.
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