| October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing | |
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| Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus | |
 The bus targeted by Asiyalova after the bombing | |
 Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia | |
| Location | Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia |
| Date |
21 October 2013 14.05 Moscow Time [10:05 GMT] |
| Target | Civilians on board a bus |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 8 (including the perpetrator) |
Non-fatal injuries | 36[1] |
| Perpetrators | Naida Asiyalova[2] |
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On 21 October 2013, a suicide bombing took place on a bus in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia. The attack was carried out by a female perpetrator named Naida Sirazhudinovna Asiyalova (Russian: Наида Сиражудиновна Асиялова), who detonated an explosive belt containing 500–600 grams of TNT inside a bus carrying approximately 50 people, killing seven civilians and injuring at least 36 others.[3][4][5][6][7]
Attack[]
The bombing was committed by Naida Asiyalova, a 30-year-old fugitive from the Republic of Dagestan. Asiyalova was the wife of Dmitry Sokolov, a militant from Makhachkala, Dagestan's capital city. The suicide attack upon the bus in Volgograd was expected to take place in Moscow.[8]
In response, authorities from the Volgograd Oblast declared three days of mourning. Members of the public donated blood for the victims of the blast.[9]
On 22 October, the People's Republic of China condemned the bombing.[10]
On 16 November, Russian security forces killed five insurgents, including Naida Asiyalova's husband, Dmitry Sokolov, who had converted to Islam under the name of Abdul Jabbar.[11][12][13]
Victims[]
- Viktoria Koneva (20)
- Maksim Letkov (16)
- Kirill Litvinenko (18)
- Yelena Mikhailova (29)
- Maria Popadinets (18)
- Yulia Prikhodchenko (22)[14]
- Tatyana Vereshchagina (59)
References[]
- ↑ "The attack in Volgograd injured 37 people". Itar-Tass. http://www.itar-tass.com/c719/920563.html. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ "Volgograd Bus Bomb Victims Laid to Rest as Police Hunt Bomber’s Husband". http://en.ria.ru/russia/20131023/184310700/Volgograd-Bus-Bomb-Victims-Laid-to-Rest-as-Police-Hunt-Bombers.html.
- ↑ "At least 5 people die in bus explosion". Russia Today. 21 October 2013. http://rt.com/news/volgograd-bus-explosion-dead-486. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "A bus explosion killed 4 people in Russia". BBC News. 21 October 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24608694. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Russia bus explosion killed 4 people". Reuters. 21 October 2013. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/21/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE99K08G20131021. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ Five dead, 27 injured in bus explosion in Volgograd region
- ↑ "Up to 6 Killed in Bus Bomb Blast in S.Russia – Officials". Ria Novosti. 21 October 2013. http://en.ria.ru/russia/20131021/184272242/6-Killed-in-Bus-Bomb-Attack-in-SRussia-.html. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Volgograd suicide blast was planned for Moscow - Investigative Committee source — RT News". Rt.com. http://rt.com/news/moscow-terrorist-blast-volgograd-509/. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ "Volgograd mourns victims of bus bombing, police look for organizers — RT News". Rt.com. http://rt.com/news/bus-blast-volgograd-russia-541. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ "China condemned Volgograd bus bombing". Xinhua News Agency. 22 October 2013. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-10/22/c_132821177.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Russian security forces kill self-confessed militant organizer of Volgograd suicide bombing — RT News". Rt.com. 2013-11-16. http://rt.com/news/volgograd-bombing-sokolov-killed-833/. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ "Militant Behind Volgograd Suicide Bombing Killed in Russia's Dagestan | Crime | RIA Novosti". En.ria.ru. 2013-11-17. http://en.ria.ru/crime/20131116/184751030/Militant-Behind-Volgograd-Suicide-Bombing-Killed-in-Russias-Dagestan.html. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ "Russian police kill suspected Volgograd bus bomber in shootout". Reuters. 2013-11-16. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/16/us-russia-dagestan-militants-idUSBRE9AF07I20131116. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ↑ Rfe/Rl (2013-10-22). "Radio Free Europe". Rferl.org. http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-volgograd-bus-bomb-investigation/25144295.html. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
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