Makhachkala, Russia, April 19, SPA -- A car exploded Tuesday in thetroubled southern Russian region of Dagestan, killing twopeople in what investigators believe was a botched attemptto kill a local prosecutor. The blast occurred in the regional capital, Makhachkala,at around 6 a.m (0200 GMT), killing one of the occupantsinstantly, an unidentified official at the regional branchof the Interior Ministry said. The second was hospitalized in a critical condition anddied shortly afterward from his injuries, Health Ministryspokesman Abdul Musayev said. Russian television pictures showed the charred ruins ofthe car. The explosion had a force equivalent to half akilogram (1.1 pound) of TNT, according to the InteriorMinistry official.--SPA1343 Local Time 1043 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/255848