2003 Znamenskoye suicide bombing
Truck bombing in Chechnya
43°40′34″N 45°07′37″E / 43.676°N 45.127°E / 43.676; 45.127
| 2003 Znamenskoye suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Chechen War | |
 Location of Chechnya in Russia | |
| Location | Znamenskoye, Nadterechny District, Chechnya, Russia |
| Date | 12 May 2003 |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 59 |
| Injured | 200 |
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Second Chechen War
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The Znamenskoye Grozny suicide bombing happened on May 12, 2003, in Znamenskoye in Chechnya, when three rebel suicide bombers, including two women, drove a truck bomb into a local government administration and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) directorate complex, killing at least 59 people[1] and injuring about 200, mostly civilians.
The complex contained the republican headquarters of the FSB. The mainstream wing of the rebels led by Aslan Maskhadov denied involvement and condemned the attack.
A Chechen warlord Khozh-Akhmed Dushayev was blamed for organizing the blast. No formal charges were ever brought and Dushayev was killed in Ingushetia in June 2003.[2]
References
External links
- 40 killed by truck bomb, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 13 2003
- Suspects named as Znamenskoye death toll rises, Gazeta.ru, May 13 2003
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