More than 654 people killed in attacks over 15 years
More than 654 people have been killed in Moscow bombings and other attacks blamed on terrorists over the past 15 years. Here's a timeline, beginning with the Jan. 24 explosion at Domodedovo airport.
Jan. 24, 2011 -- Bombing, Domodedovo airport international arrivals hall: at least 35 people killed; more than 180 injured.
March 29, 2010 — Double suicide bombings, Moscow subway, during rush hour: 40 killed; more than 100 injured. A Chechen rebel warlord claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nov. 27, 2009 -- Bombing, high-speed Moscow-to-St.Petersburg train (the Nevsky Express): 26 dead; 100 injured. 700 people were on the train.
Aug. 13, 2007 -- Bombing, the Nevsky Express: 60 injured.
Aug. 31, 2004 — Suicide bomber blows herself up outside Rizhskaya subway station: 10 killed; 50 injured. The Islambuli brigades, an Islamist extremist group, claimed responsibility.
Aug. 24, 2004 -- Two female suicide bombers blow themselves up aboard two Russian Tupolev jets that took off from Domodedovo airport: 90 killed.
Feb. 6, 2004 — Suicide bomber, Moscow subway train, rush hour: 41 killed; 134 injured.
Dec. 9, 2003 — Two female suicide bombers, National hotel. 6 killed; 13 injured. Officials said one of the bombs detonated prematurely.
July 5, 2003 -- Two female suicide bombers, open-air rock music festival, Tushino airfield: 16 killed; 60 injured.
Oct. 23-26, 2002 — Hostage-taking, Dubrovka theatre during a performance of Nord-Ost. Chechen rebels took about 850 people hostage. After two days, Russian special forces stormed the theatre: 129 hostages and 41 Chechen fighters were killed, mostly from the effects of a narcotic gas Russian forces used to incapacitate the rebels.
Feb. 5, 2001 — Bombing, Moscow subway, Belorusskaya station: 20 injured.
Aug. 8, 2000 — Bombing, pedestrian tunnel leading to Tverskaya metro station: 13 killed; 90 injured.
Sept. 13, 1999 — Bombing, eight-storey apartment building: 119 killed; 200 injured.
Sept. 9, 1999 — Bombing, nine-storey apartment building: 94 killed; 249 injured. The Russian government blamed Chechen rebels for the Sept. 9 and Sept. 13 attacks, as well as for bombings at two other apartment buildings elswhere in Russia. Others said the government orchestrated the bombings as a pretext for reigniting the war in Chechnya. Russian troops were ordered back to Chechnya at the end of the month.
Aug. 31, 1999 — Bombing, underground Manezh shopping centre, close to the Kremlin: 1 killed; 40 injured.
April 26, 1999 — Bombing, Intourist hotel overlooking Red Square: at least 11 injured.
Jan. 1, 1998 — Bombing, Moscow subway, Tretyakovskaya station. three injured. No one claimed responsibility.
June 11, 1996 -- Bombing, Moscow subway, Serpukhovskaya line: four killed; 12 injured. Officials blamed Chechen separatists, but no one claimed responsibility.
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More than 654 people have been killed in Moscow bombings and other attacks blamed on terrorists over the past 15 years. Here's a timeline, beginning with the Jan. 24 explosion at Domodedovo airport.
Jan. 24, 2011 -- Bombing, Domodedovo airport international arrivals hall: at least 35 people killed; more than 180 injured.
March 29, 2010 — Double suicide bombings, Moscow subway, during rush hour: 40 killed; more than 100 injured. A Chechen rebel warlord claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nov. 27, 2009 -- Bombing, high-speed Moscow-to-St.Petersburg train (the Nevsky Express): 26 dead; 100 injured. 700 people were on the train.
Aug. 13, 2007 -- Bombing, the Nevsky Express: 60 injured.
Aug. 31, 2004 — Suicide bomber blows herself up outside Rizhskaya subway station: 10 killed; 50 injured. The Islambuli brigades, an Islamist extremist group, claimed responsibility.
Aug. 24, 2004 -- Two female suicide bombers blow themselves up aboard two Russian Tupolev jets that took off from Domodedovo airport: 90 killed.
Feb. 6, 2004 — Suicide bomber, Moscow subway train, rush hour: 41 killed; 134 injured.
Dec. 9, 2003 — Two female suicide bombers, National hotel. 6 killed; 13 injured. Officials said one of the bombs detonated prematurely.
July 5, 2003 -- Two female suicide bombers, open-air rock music festival, Tushino airfield: 16 killed; 60 injured.
Oct. 23-26, 2002 — Hostage-taking, Dubrovka theatre during a performance of Nord-Ost. Chechen rebels took about 850 people hostage. After two days, Russian special forces stormed the theatre: 129 hostages and 41 Chechen fighters were killed, mostly from the effects of a narcotic gas Russian forces used to incapacitate the rebels.
Feb. 5, 2001 — Bombing, Moscow subway, Belorusskaya station: 20 injured.
Aug. 8, 2000 — Bombing, pedestrian tunnel leading to Tverskaya metro station: 13 killed; 90 injured.
Sept. 13, 1999 — Bombing, eight-storey apartment building: 119 killed; 200 injured.
Sept. 9, 1999 — Bombing, nine-storey apartment building: 94 killed; 249 injured. The Russian government blamed Chechen rebels for the Sept. 9 and Sept. 13 attacks, as well as for bombings at two other apartment buildings elswhere in Russia. Others said the government orchestrated the bombings as a pretext for reigniting the war in Chechnya. Russian troops were ordered back to Chechnya at the end of the month.
Aug. 31, 1999 — Bombing, underground Manezh shopping centre, close to the Kremlin: 1 killed; 40 injured.
April 26, 1999 — Bombing, Intourist hotel overlooking Red Square: at least 11 injured.
Jan. 1, 1998 — Bombing, Moscow subway, Tretyakovskaya station. three injured. No one claimed responsibility.
June 11, 1996 -- Bombing, Moscow subway, Serpukhovskaya line: four killed; 12 injured. Officials blamed Chechen separatists, but no one claimed responsibility.
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