2003 Stavropol train bombing
- 2003 Stavropol train bombing
Infobox terrorist attack
title= Stavropol train bombing
caption=
location=Stavropol Krai
target=Regional train
date=December 5 2003
time=
timezone=
type=Suicide bombing
fatalities=At least 46
injuries=More than 170
perps=Riyadus-Salihiin
motive=
2003 Stavropol train bombing was a December 5 2003, suicide bomber blast which ripped through the commuter train in Stavropol Krai, Russia, which killed at least 46 people and injured more than 170. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200312/s1014997.htm Death of another victim takes Russian train blast toll to 46] ]
The rebel Chechen government denied it was responsible for the blast. It was another in the series of suicide bombings and other attacks in and around Chechnya and Moscow in 2003. [ [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/05/content_287783.htm 36 killed in train blast near Chechnya] ]
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