2010 Vladikavkaz bombing
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The 2010 Vladikavkaz bombing took place at the Central market in Vladikavkaz
, North Ossetia-Alania
, Russia
on 9 September 2010 when a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives killing at least 17 and injuring more than 160.
, including 1 Armenia
n citizen, were among the dead. Armenians were also among the injured.
Vladikavkaz
-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...
, North Ossetia-Alania
North Ossetia-Alania
The Republic of North Ossetia–Alania is a federal subject of Russia . Its population according to the 2010 Census was 712,877.-Name:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on 9 September 2010 when a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives killing at least 17 and injuring more than 160.
Background
The Central market has been a target of terrorist attacks twice: in 1999, when car explosion killed 52 people, and in 2008, when a female suicide bomber detonated bombs attached to herself at the bus stop near the market, claiming lives of 12 people and injuring 41.Attack
A second bomb discovered in a car near the site of the first explosion was successfully defused.Casualties
At least 4 ethnic ArmeniansArmenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
, including 1 Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n citizen, were among the dead. Armenians were also among the injured.
See also
- List of terrorist incidents, 2010
- 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing1999 Vladikavkaz bombingThe 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing took place in a crowded market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia on March 19, 1999 killing 62 and injuring many.The bombers were tried and convicted on December 15, 2003...
- 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing2008 Vladikavkaz bombingThe 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing took place on a routed taxicab, which was unloading passengers at a market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia on November 6, 2008 killing 12 and injuring 41. The bombing was committed by female suicide bomber.-See also:...