Domodedovo International Airport bombing

Domodedovo International Airport bombing
Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Terrorism in Russia and Islamic terrorism in Europe
Domodedovo Airport passenger terminal (2007)
LocationDomodedovo Airport
Domodedovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Date24 January 2011
16:32 MSK[1] (UTC+03:00)
TargetDomodedovo Airport
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsImprovised explosive device
Deaths37[2] (+1 bomber)
Injured173
PerpetratorsCaucasus Emirate
Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade[3]

The Domodedovo International Airport bombing was a suicide bombing in the international arrival hall of Moscow's Domodedovo International, in Domodedovsky District, Moscow Oblast, on 24 January 2011.

The bombing killed 37 people[2] and injured 173 others, including 86 who had to be hospitalised.[4] Of the casualties, 31 died at the scene, three later in hospitals, one en route to a hospital,[5] one on 2 February after having been put in a coma, and another on 24 February after being hospitalised in grave condition.[2]

Russia's Federal Investigative Committee later identified the suicide bomber as a 20-year-old from the North Caucasus, and said that the attack was aimed "first and foremost" at foreign citizens.[6]

  1. ^ Ferris-Rotman, Amie (24 January 2011). "Suicide bomber kills 31 at Russia's biggest airport". Reuters. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Число жертв теракта в Домодедово возросло до 37 (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Запутанный чеченский след". Газета.ru. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ^ Steve Rosenberg (24 January 2011). "Moscow bombing: Carnage at Russia's Domodedovo airport". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ На месте взрыва в Домодедово погиб 31 человек, сообщил Минздрав (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Russia 'identifies' Domodedovo airport bomber suspect". BBC News. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.