2010 Chechen Parliament attack | |
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Location | Grozny, Chechnya, Russia |
Coordinates | 43°18′37″N 45°40′12″E / 43.310175°N 45.670059°E |
Date | 19 October 2010 08:45 (04:45 UTC) |
Target | Parliament of Chechnya, Grozny |
Attack type | Mass shooting, suicide bombing |
Deaths | 6-20+[1] |
Injured | 17-40+[1] |
The 2010 Chechen Parliament attack took place on the morning of 19 October 2010, when three Chechen militants attacked the parliament complex in Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, a federal subject of Russia. At least six people were killed, including two police officers, one parliament employee and all three suicide commandos.[citation needed]