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What Were the Largest Terrorist Attacks in History of Modern Russia?
What Were the Largest Terrorist Attacks in History of Modern Russia?
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A mass shooting occurred on Friday evening in the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the city of Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, followed by a massive fire that... 24.03.2024, Sputnik Africa
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A terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow has killed at least 133 people, and officials warn that the death toll could rise significantly.Eleven people were detained in connection with the attack, including four who were directly responsible, the Russian Federal Security Service said.Russian President Vladimir Putin called the events a "bloody and barbaric" terrorist attack and declared March 24 a national day of mourning for the victims.Sputnik Africa looks back at other major terrorist attacks in Russia in recent decades.Beslan School Siege, 2004On September 1, 2004, 32 terrorists took more than 1,128 hostages, including students, their parents and teachers, at School No. 1 in Beslan, southern Russia.The militant gang held the hostages for three excruciating days, herding most of the hostages into the school's gymnasium, which was booby-trapped.On September 3, two powerful explosions reverberated through the school's gymnasium, triggering an unplanned raid of the school by the Russian special forces.The terrorist attack killed a total of 334 people, including 186 children, as well as 10 special forces fighters.Metrojet Flight 9268 Airbus A321 Explosion, 2015On October 31, 2015, a Russian Airbus A321 airliner flying from Egypt to Russia's Pulkovo airport exploded in the skies over the Sinai Peninsula.Daesh* militants claimed responsibility for the attack. Russian investigators identified an explosive device on board as the most likely cause of the incident.A total of 224 people, all on board, were killed in the terrorist attack.Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis, 2002On October 23, 2002, 40 terrorists kidnapped 912 hostages during the musical "Nord-Ost" at the Dubrovka Theater in Moscow. Movsar Barayev's group of assailants declared their support for the Islamist separatist struggle in Chechnya. They called for the Second Chechen War to stop and for Russian forces to leave Chechnya, and held the audience hostage for almost three days. After three days, and numerous attempts to negotiate, law enforcement agencies launched an assault on the building. 130 people were killed, according to official data, 119 of them died in hospitals.Budyonnovsk Hospital Hostage Crisis, 1995On June 14, 1995, a group of armed Chechen fighters led by Shamil Basayev abducted 1,586 residents of the city of Budyonnovsk in southern Russia, about 110 kilometers north of the border with the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, and held them hostage in the city hospital building.Three days after the attempted storming of the building by federal troops, negotiations began, after which the militants, along with some of the hostages, were allowed to leave Budyonnovsk. A total of 129 people were killed and 317 wounded as a result of the terrorist attack.Russian Apartment Bombings, 1999On September 8, 1999, a terrorist attack was carried out in a nine-story, six-unit apartment building No. 19 on Guryanova Street in Moscow, completely destroyed part of the building. As a result of the terrorist attack, 100 people were killed and more than 200 people were injured in various degrees.690 people were recognized as victims (injured or morally traumatized).On September 13, 1999, an explosion of approximately 300 kilograms of TNT equivalent occurred in a residential building on Kashirskoye Shosse in Moscow. The eight-story, one-unit brick building was completely destroyed. 124 people died and seven were injured.The series of bombings concluded on September 16, 1999, when a car bomb exploded outside a nine-story apartment complex in the southern Russian city of Volgodonsk, leaving 17 people dead and 69 injured.The series of three terrorist attacks killed at least 341 people, according to the authorities.*A terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states.
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What Were the Largest Terrorist Attacks in History of Modern Russia?
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A mass shooting occurred on Friday evening in the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the city of Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, followed by a massive fire that caused numerous casualties - a tragedy unprecedented in recent years.
A terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow has killed at least 133 people, and officials warn that the death toll could rise significantly.
Eleven people were detained in connection with
the attack, including four who were directly responsible, the Russian Federal Security Service said.
A Sputnik correspondent who witnessed the attack reported that at least three men dressed in camouflage broke into the music hall, shooting people point-blank and throwing incendiary bombs. Later, the authorities confirmed that there were four terrorists involved.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the events a "bloody and barbaric" terrorist attack and declared March 24 a national day of mourning for the victims.
Sputnik Africa looks back at other major terrorist attacks in Russia in recent decades.
Beslan School Siege, 2004
On September 1, 2004, 32 terrorists took more than 1,128 hostages, including students, their parents and teachers, at School No. 1 in Beslan, southern Russia.
The militant gang held the hostages for three excruciating days, herding most of the hostages into the school's gymnasium, which was booby-trapped.
On September 3, two powerful explosions reverberated through the school's gymnasium, triggering an unplanned raid of the school by the Russian special forces.
The terrorist attack killed a total of 334 people, including 186 children, as well as 10 special forces fighters.
Metrojet Flight 9268 Airbus A321 Explosion, 2015
On October 31, 2015, a Russian Airbus A321 airliner flying from Egypt to Russia's Pulkovo airport exploded in the skies over the Sinai Peninsula.
Daesh* militants claimed responsibility for the attack. Russian investigators identified an explosive device on board as the most likely cause of the incident.
A total of 224 people, all on board, were killed in the terrorist attack.
Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis, 2002
On October 23, 2002, 40 terrorists kidnapped 912 hostages during the musical "Nord-Ost" at the Dubrovka Theater in Moscow.
Movsar Barayev's group of assailants declared their support for the Islamist separatist struggle in Chechnya. They called for the Second Chechen War to stop and for Russian forces to leave Chechnya, and held the audience hostage for almost three days.
After three days, and numerous attempts to negotiate, law enforcement agencies launched an assault on the building.
130 people were killed, according to official data, 119 of them died in hospitals.
Budyonnovsk Hospital Hostage Crisis, 1995
On June 14, 1995, a group of armed Chechen fighters led by Shamil Basayev abducted 1,586 residents of the city of Budyonnovsk in southern Russia, about 110 kilometers north of the border with the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, and held them hostage in the city hospital building.
Three days after the attempted storming of the building by federal troops, negotiations began, after which the militants, along with some of the hostages, were allowed to leave Budyonnovsk.
A total of 129 people were killed and 317 wounded as a result of the terrorist attack.
Russian Apartment Bombings, 1999
On September 8, 1999, a terrorist attack was carried out in a nine-story, six-unit apartment building No. 19 on Guryanova Street in Moscow, completely destroyed part of the building.
As a result of the terrorist attack, 100 people were killed and more than 200 people were injured in various degrees.
690 people were recognized as victims (injured or morally traumatized).
On September 13, 1999, an explosion of approximately 300 kilograms of TNT equivalent occurred in a residential building on Kashirskoye Shosse in Moscow.
The eight-story, one-unit brick building
was completely destroyed.
124 people died and seven were injured.
The series of bombings concluded on September 16, 1999, when a car bomb exploded outside a nine-story apartment complex in the southern Russian city of Volgodonsk, leaving 17 people dead and 69 injured.
The series of three terrorist attacks killed at least 341 people, according to the authorities.
*A terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states.
