2002 Kaspiysk bombing

2002 Kaspiysk bombing
2002 Kaspiysk bombing is located in Republic of Dagestan
2002 Kaspiysk bombing
2002 Kaspiysk bombing (Republic of Dagestan)
LocationKaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia
Coordinates42°31′48″N 47°22′48″E / 42.53000°N 47.38000°E / 42.53000; 47.38000
Date9 May 2002
TargetVictory Day Parade
Attack type
Land mine-based bombing
Deaths44
Injured133[1]
PerpetratorsBlamed on Rappani Khalilov

The 2002 Kaspiysk bombing occurred on 9 May 2002, an attack which ripped through the military parade to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Soviet victory in the Second World War on Lenin Street in the city of Kaspiysk, Dagestan.[1]

Forty four people, including at least 19 soldiers and 12 children, were killed and 133 wounded in the explosion.[1][2] The explosive device represented MON-50 directional landmine enhanced for greater destructive capability.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Yuri Felshtinsky, Vladimir Pribylovsky, The Corporation. Russia and the KGB in the Age of President Putin, ISBN 1-59403-246-7, Encounter Books Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine; February 25, 2009, pages 136-138.
  2. ^ "Deadly blast hits Russian parade". BBC News. 2002-05-09.