NAZRAN, Russia, August 17, SPA -- A suicide bomber exploded a truck at a police station in Russia's North Caucasus on Monday, killing at least 18 people and wounding about 60 others,officials said. The attacker rammed the gates of the Nazran city policeheadquarters, in Ingushetia province, and detonated hisexplosives as police officers were lining up for a morningcheck, Ingushetia's deputy interior minister DzyaudinDzortov said. Police had fired shots at the truck, but failed to stopit, he said. The blast triggered a fire that raged forhours, destroying a weapons room where ammunitiondetonated. A nearby apartment building and several office buildingswere also damaged, and burned-out cars littered the street, The Associated Press reported. At least 18 people were killed and about 60 were wounded,Dzortov said, adding that the death toll would likely rise.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/693204