At Least 40 killed and greater than 100 injured after gunmen opened fireplace at a live performance corridor in Moscow.
Moscow:
Russia is reeling from a mass capturing and blaze at a Moscow rock live performance, which the federal government has labelled a “terrorist assault”.
Right here AFP appears to be like again at earlier assaults on town previously 25 years.
– Condo constructing bombed, 118 lifeless (1999) –
A bomb blast within the early hours of September 13, 1999 at an eight-storey house constructing in southeast Moscow kills 118 folks.
The assault was considered one of 5 on house buildings that left a complete of 293 folks lifeless over a two-week interval in Moscow and southern Russia
Moscow blames the assaults on separatist “terrorists” from the primarily Muslim North Caucasus republic of Chechnya.
President Vladimir Putin makes use of the assaults to justify launching a marketing campaign to crush a separatist insurgency in Chechnya.
– Theatre hostage disaster, 130 lifeless (2002) –
A bunch of 21 male and 19 feminine Chechen rebels storm Moscow’s Dubrovka theatre on October 23, 2002 throughout a musical and take greater than 800 folks hostage.
The standoff with safety forces lasts two days and three nights.
It ends when the safety forces inject fuel into the theatre to overpower the attackers after which storm it. A complete of 130 hostages are killed. Most died by choking on the fuel.
– Rock live performance assault, 15 lifeless (2003) –
On July 5, 2003, two feminine suicide bombers, recognized by Russia as Chechen separatists, blow themselves up throughout a rock live performance on the Tushino airfield close to Moscow, killing 15 folks and injuring round 50 others.
Round 20,000 followers had come to listen to a few of Russia’s high bands on the annual Krylya (Wings) competition.
– Metro bombing, 41 lifeless (2004) –
On February 6, 2004, a little-known Chechen group detonates a bomb in a packed Moscow subway throughout morning rush hour, killing 41 folks.
– Metro suicide assault, 40 lifeless (2010) –
On March 29, 2010, one other two feminine suicide bombers blow themselves up on the Moscow subway.
Forty individuals are killed within the assaults, considered one of which targets Lubyanka station, beside the headquarters of the FSB intelligence providers.
The 2 bombers have been from the unstable North Caucasus area of Dagestan.
The Caucasus Emirate group of Chechen insurgent chief Doku Umarov claims duty.
– Airport assault, 37 lifeless (2011) –
On January 24, 2011, a suicide bomber strikes within the arrivals corridor of Moscow Domodedovo worldwide airport, killing 37 folks.
The Caucasus Emirate group claims duty for the assault.
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