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An explosive device went off at a race track in Nalchik on Saturday afternoon, injuring some 30 people.
One of the blast victims, a 104-year-old World War II veteran, died later in hospital.
The injured will get compensation payments ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. The dead man"s family will receive some $23,000.
Police say that, according to preliminary data, the explosive device was equipped with a timer mechanism and the power of the blast equaled between three and five kilograms of TNT.
The explosion is being treated as a terrorist attack.
In 2005, up to 200 people were killed when a group of militants attacked Nalchik.
MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti)