2003 Stavropol train bombing
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The 2003 Stavropol train bombing was a suicide bomber blast which ripped through the commuter train in Stavropol Krai
, Russia
going from Kislovodsk
to Mineralnye Vody
as it was leaving Yessentuki on December 5, 2003. The explosion killed at least 46 people and injured more than 170.
The rebel Chechen
government denied it was responsible for the blast. It was another in the series of suicide bombings and other attacks in and around Chechnya and Moscow
in 2003.
As of December 2009, there were no arrests or convictions for this explosion.
Another train following the same route was bombed on September 3, 2003, killing 7 and injuring more than 80. Ibragim Israpilov, former local official from Chechnya, was convicted in 2004 for organizing that blast and sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. He is sometimes erroneously reported as being behind the December 5 bombing.
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major...
, 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...
going from Kislovodsk
Kislovodsk
Kislovodsk is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, which lies in the North Caucasian region of the country, between the Black and Caspian Seas. The closest airport is located in the city of Mineralnye Vody. Population:...
to Mineralnye Vody
Mineralnye Vody
Mineralnye Vody is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia, which lies along the Kuma River and the main rail line between Rostov-on-Don and Baku . Population:...
as it was leaving Yessentuki on December 5, 2003. The explosion killed at least 46 people and injured more than 170.
The rebel Chechen
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
government denied it was responsible for the blast. It was another in the series of suicide bombings and other attacks in and around Chechnya and Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 2003.
As of December 2009, there were no arrests or convictions for this explosion.
Another train following the same route was bombed on September 3, 2003, killing 7 and injuring more than 80. Ibragim Israpilov, former local official from Chechnya, was convicted in 2004 for organizing that blast and sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. He is sometimes erroneously reported as being behind the December 5 bombing.