2010 Moscow Metro bombings

2010 Moscow Metro bombings
Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Terrorism in Russia and Islamic terrorism in Europe
Central hall of the Lubyanka station
the day after the bombings
LocationMoscow, Russia
DateMarch 29, 2010
7:56/7:57 MSD and 8:37/8:39 MSD (UTC+4)
TargetMoscow Metro
Attack type
Suicide bombings
WeaponsHexogen explosives[citation needed]
DeathsTotal 40:[1]
Lubyanka station: 26
Park Kultury station: 14
Injured102 (88 hospitalized)[1]
PerpetratorCaucasus Emirate[2]
No. of participants
2 women

The 2010 Moscow Metro bombings were suicide bombings carried out by two female Islamic terrorists during the morning rush hour of March 29, 2010, at two stations of the Moscow Metro (Lubyanka and Park Kultury), with roughly 40 minutes in between. At least 40 people were killed, and over 100 injured.

Russian officials called the incident "the deadliest and most sophisticated terrorist attack in the Russian capital in six years",[3] a reference to the Avtozavodskaya and Rizhskaya bombings in 2004. At the time of the attacks, an estimated 500,000 people were commuting through Moscow's metro system.[4]

Initial investigation indicated that the bombings were perpetrated by the militant Islamist[5][6] Caucasus Emirate group.[6][7] On March 31, Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov claimed responsibility for ordering the attacks in a video released on the internet. He also stated that such attacks in Russia would continue unless Russia grants independence to Muslim states in the North Caucasus region.[8] The man who brought the suicide bombers to Moscow was arrested in July 2010.[9] The Anti-Terror Committee of Russia confirmed in August 2010 that Magomedali Vagabov, along with four other militants, was killed in an operation in Dagestan. He is believed to be a militant behind the bombings, a close associate of Doku Umarov and the husband of Mariam Sharipova, one of the two suicide bombers.[10]

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  3. ^ Pan, Philip P. "Washington Post report, March 29, 2010". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Russian police release subway bomb suspects' photos". CNN. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "/ UK – Authorities blame raids on Islamist terrorists". Ft.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  6. ^ a b Pan, Philip P. (March 31, 2010). "Russian grief turns to anger toward leaders". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference msnbc 03-29-10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Chechen rebel claims Metro blasts". BBC News. March 31, 2010. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  9. ^ Шесть смертниц готовили новые взрывы – Криминал : ЧП / Archived July 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Infox.ru. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  10. ^ Militant behind Moscow metro blasts killed. Sify.com (August 21, 2010). Retrieved January 27, 2011.