December 2013 Volgograd bombings
In December 2013, two separate bomb attacks targeted mass transportation in the city of Volgograd, in theVolgograd Oblast of Southern Russia, killing more than thirty people overall, including the perpetrators.
On 29 December 2013, a suicide bombing took place at the Volgograd-1 station in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia, killing at least sixteen people and injuring approximately fifty. The attack was initially thought to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber. 30 December in the Dzerzhinsky district in Volgograd, targeting a No.15 trolleybus, which connects a suburb to Volgograd's downtown area, as it was passing one of the city's markets.[14] From what is seen in pictures taken by eyewitnesses, the explosion took place in the back of the trolleybus. Fifteen people were reported dead and 23 injured.[15]
Train station bombing on 29 December[edit]
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On 29 December 2013, a suicide bombing took place at the Volgograd-1 station in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia, killing at least sixteen people and injuring approximately fifty. The attack was initially thought to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber,[1][2][3] although later there was uncertainty as to the identity of the bomber,[4] with some news agencies stating it was a man.[5] No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism.[6]
At 12:45 Moscow Time, the female suicide bomber (Shahidka) Oksana Aslanova[1] detonated her 10-kilogram (22 lb) explosive belt of TNT at Volgograd-1 station, killing at least sixteen people and injuring approximately fifty, thirty of whom sustained serious injuries.[7][8][9][10] ITAR-TASS stated that the explosion occurred close to metal detectors near the entrance of the station.[11] Footage of the explosion was captured by a nearby CCTV camera.[6]
Thirty ambulances were dispatched to the station. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the most seriously injured to be flown to Moscow for specialist treatment.[6] The Russian interior ministry ordered general strengthened security at transportation facilities countrywide.[12]
NATO's general secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen condemned the attack as barbarous and said that "NATO and Russia stand together in the fight against terrorism, including by working together on technology to prevent attacks on public transport systems."[13]
The International Olympic Committee expressed sympathy for the victims and underlined that they trusted that Russia's security arrangements for the Olympic games would be adequate.[12]
Trolleybus bombing on 30 December[edit]
A second suicide attack occurred on the morning of 30 December in the Dzerzhinsky district in Volgograd, targeting a No.15 trolleybus, which connects a suburb to Volgograd's downtown area, as it was passing one of the city's markets.[14] From what is seen in pictures taken by eyewitnesses, the explosion took place in the back of the trolleybus. Fifteen people were reported dead and 23 injured.[15]
Suicide bombs in Volgograd stoke worries of a terror campaign
Christian Science Monitor
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A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded trolleybus in Russia's southern city of Volgograd Monday, killing at least 14 people.
Suicide bombings in Volgograd, Russia, have put the city on edge and highlighted the terrorist threat the country faces as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February. A blast on a trolleybus Monday killed at least 14 people, officials said. A day earlier, a bombing killed at least 17 at the city's main railway station.
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