At least 27 killed in gas station explosion in Dagestan

At least 27 people were killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Makhachkala; the capital of Russia's Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the emergency situations ministry has said.

"A total of 102 people were injured as a result of the incident, of whom, unfortunately, 27 died," the ministry said on Telegram.

Dagestan, a Russian republic bordering Chechnya, shares a border with Georgia and Azerbaijan.