1999 Tashkent bombings

1999 Tashkent bombings
LocationTashkent, Uzbekistan
Date16 February 1999
10:50 (GMT+5)
Attack type
Car bombing
WeaponsCar bombs
Deaths16
Injured>120

The 1999 Tashkent bombings occurred on 16 February when six car bombs exploded in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The bombs exploded over the course of an hour and a half, and targeted multiple government buildings. It is possible that five of the explosions were a distraction from the sixth, which appeared to be an attempt to assassinate President Islam Karimov. 16 were killed, and over 120 injured.[1][2]

Although the government blamed Islamic rebels – the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) – critics have cast doubt on this assessment.[3]

Because of the tight media control in the country, the sequence of events of the attacks is not totally clear.

  1. ^ Polat, p. 1.
  2. ^ Polat, p. 3.
  3. ^ Polat, p. 4.