<p>The attack on the military camp near the town of Buinaksk in Daghestan occurred around 1 am local time, media reports here said.<br /><br />A Lada car packed with explosives rammed into the gate of the field camp of 136th motorised infantry, following which a a communications vehicle and many tents, where soldiers were sleeping, caught fire, Rossiya 24 TV channel reported.<br />The attack left five people dead and 39 injured, according to the local media. Many of the injured were in serious condition.<br /><br />A law enforcement source was quoted as saying that the power of the explosive device was equivalent to up to 100 kg of TNT.<br />Quoting a Defence Ministry spokesman, RIA Novosti said a special commission led by acting Southern Military District commander Maj Gen Alexander Galkin had left for on-the-spot probe.<br /><br />Servicemen in Buinaksk have repeatedly come under terrorist attacks.<br />In July this year, servicemen of the 136th brigade came under fire. Three people were killed in that incident.<br />In recent months, North Caucasus, particularly in Dagestan and its capital Makhachkala, has often witnessed bomb attacks and shootings.</p>
<p>The attack on the military camp near the town of Buinaksk in Daghestan occurred around 1 am local time, media reports here said.<br /><br />A Lada car packed with explosives rammed into the gate of the field camp of 136th motorised infantry, following which a a communications vehicle and many tents, where soldiers were sleeping, caught fire, Rossiya 24 TV channel reported.<br />The attack left five people dead and 39 injured, according to the local media. Many of the injured were in serious condition.<br /><br />A law enforcement source was quoted as saying that the power of the explosive device was equivalent to up to 100 kg of TNT.<br />Quoting a Defence Ministry spokesman, RIA Novosti said a special commission led by acting Southern Military District commander Maj Gen Alexander Galkin had left for on-the-spot probe.<br /><br />Servicemen in Buinaksk have repeatedly come under terrorist attacks.<br />In July this year, servicemen of the 136th brigade came under fire. Three people were killed in that incident.<br />In recent months, North Caucasus, particularly in Dagestan and its capital Makhachkala, has often witnessed bomb attacks and shootings.</p>