Terror Attack Catalogue

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.