Date: April 29th, 2010
Method: Suicide Bomber
Location: 60 miles north of Makhachkala, Dagestan
Death Toll: 2
Injury Toll: 17
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed
Reuters reports:
Dagestan borders Chechnya in the North Caucasus, where Russia is facing a persistent Islamist insurgency. The province is plagued by frequent attacks targeting law enforcement and government officials.The blast came a month after twin bombings blamed on female suicide attackers from Dagestan killed 40 people on Moscow's metro on March 29, raising fears of a new wave of attacks in Russia's heartland by militants based in the Caucasus.
Date: April 20th, 2010
Method: Twin Bombing
Location: Makhachkala, Dagestan
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 2
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Chechen Militia)
Ria Novosti reports:
"Two people were injured as a result of the first explosion. One of them is the son of Federal Security Service [FSB] Colonel Kamil Etimbekov, who was killed in 2004 in the yard of the same house," a police spokesman said.
According to media reports, FSB Colonel Etimbekov investigated large-scale terrorist attacks before he was killed in June 2004.
The second man injured in Tuesday's explosion was also Etimbekov's relative. Both were hospitalized.
The second explosion occurred 50 meters (164 feet) from the first one. The explosive device had been placed in a garbage can. No one was injured.
Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus republics, especially Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, have seen an upsurge of militant violence lately, with frequent attacks on police and officials.
Date: April 9th, 2010
Method: Bomb
Location: Makhachkala, Dagestan
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 0-1
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed
The Voice of Russia reports:
A powerful bomb planted near a local power line went off in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala in the early hours of Friday... Police are investigating.
Date: April 4th, 2010
Method: Bombing (Compared to 5 kilograms of TNT)
Location: Izberbash, Dagestan
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 0
Perpetrators: Suspected Chechen Militia
Kuwait Times: A blast equivalent to five kilograms of TNT exploded early yesterday near the town of Izberbash, derailing the locomotive and eight cars, transport police spokesman Akhmed Magomayev said. Another, less powerful blast aimed at killing rescuers detonated nearby shortly after the first explosion, he said
Date: April 1st, 2010
Method: IED Self Detonation in Car
Location: Khasavyurt District, Dagestan
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 0
Perpetrators: Three Chechen Militia
DNA India reports two suspected militants were killed and one seriously injured. The Caucasus Republic's interior ministry is quoted saying, "According to preliminary information the IED they were carrying in the car self detonated "
Date: March 31st 2010
Method: Twin Suicide Bombing
Location:
Death Toll: 12
Injury Toll: 23
Perpetrators: Names undisclosed. Suspected Chechen Militia.
CNN reports both explosions happened 300 meters from the Interior Ministry
and Federal Security Service buildings.
The Montreal Gazzette reports:
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the latest attack in the North Caucasus region may be linked to the strikes on the Moscow metro by two female suicide bombers.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
9:10 PM
Claire Morcos
