2003 Znamenskoye suicide bombing
- 2003 Znamenskoye suicide bombing
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 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3027343.stm Chechnya hit by new suicide attack] BBC News, 14 May, 2003] 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.
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External links
* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/12/1052591735804.html 40 killed by truck bomb] , "The Syndey Morning Herald", May 13 2003
* [http://www.gazeta.ru/2003/05/13/Suspectsname.shtml Suspects named as Znamenskoye death toll rises] , Gazeta.ru, May 13 2003
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