2011 Estonian Ministry of Defence attack

2011 Estonian Ministry of Defence attack
Estonian Ministry of Defence
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Date11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)
15:00 – 17:30 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Attack type
Shooting, bombing attempt
WeaponsBernardelli P One pistol
IEDs
Deaths1 (the perpetrator)
Injured1
PerpetratorKaren Drambjan

2011 Estonian Ministry of Defence attack was an attack on the Estonian Ministry of Defence building in Tallinn on 11 August 2011 by Karen Drambjan (Armenian: Կարեն Դրամբյան, Russian: Карэн Драмбян,[1] 26 July 1954 – 11 August 2011).[2][3] He was shot dead in a firefight with the police, after he set off several explosives.[2][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "На Министерство обороны напал Карэн Драмбян" (in Russian). 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Ansip ja Laar: tulistajal olid suured kavatsused" (in Estonian). Delfi.ee. 11 August 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference riigikogu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Erkki Sivonen (11 August 2011). "Defense Ministry Shooter Was Member of United Left". Estonian Public Broadcasting.
  5. ^ Jari Tanner (11 August 2011). "Gunman killed in firefight with police after attack on Estonia's Ministry of Defence". St. Albert Gazette. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Estonian defense ministry shooter confirmed member of United Left". xinhuanet. Xinhua. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Estonian gunman shot dead". The Australian. Agence France-Presse. 12 August 2011.