October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing

"2013 Volgograd bus bombing" redirects here. For the December 2013 trolleybus bombing, see December 2013 Volgograd bombings.
October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing
Part of the insurgency in the North Caucasus
The bus targeted by Asiyalova after the bombing
Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia
LocationVolgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia
Coordinates48°32′02″N 44°28′11″E / 48.53389°N 44.46972°E / 48.53389; 44.46972
Date21 October 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-21)
13:58 UTC+04:00 [09:58 GMT]
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Suicide attack
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths8 (including the perpetrator)
Injured41[1]
PerpetratorsDmitry Sokolov
Naida Asiyalova[2]
MotiveNorth Caucasus separatist ideology[3]

The October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on 21 October 2013 in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia. The attack was perpetrated by a female suicide bomber and Islamic extremist named Naida Sirazhudinovna Asiyalova, who detonated an explosive belt inside a bus carrying approximately 40 people—predominantly students. The bombing killed seven civilians and injured at least 41 others.[4][5][6]

Asiyalova's motive to commit the Volgograd bus bombing is believed to be a symbolic statement of support referencing the North Caucasus separatist ideology. Furthermore, her incentive to die in this act may have been accentuated by a progressive and fatal bone disease she is known to have suffered in the years prior to her death.[7]

The suicide belt worn in the bombing had been constructed by Asiyalova's husband, Dmitry Sokolov, for the specific purpose of his wife's suicide bombing.[8] Sokolov was killed in a gunfight with Russian Special Forces one month after the bombing.[9]

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  2. ^ Ferran, Lea (22 October 2023). "Russian Suicide Bus Bombing Caught on Dash Cam". ABC News. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ Nechepurenko, Ivan (10 January 2014). "Volgograd Terror Raises Olympic Security Fears". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Russia Bus Bomb: Volgograd Blast Kills Six". BBC News. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ^ De Carbonnel, Alissa (21 October 2013). "Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Russian Bus, Kills Six". Reuters. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Up to 6 Killed in Bus Bomb Blast in South Russia – Officials". Ria Novosti. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. ^ Sutton, Candace (1 January 2014). "Russia's Deadly Black Widow Cult that Threatens Olympians". wwrn.org. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Terrorist Sokolov and Accomplices Neutralized". TASS. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2023.