2002 Grozny truck bombing

2002 incident in Grozny, Chechnya

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27 December 2002 Grozny bombing

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Location| Grozny, Chechnya (Russia)
Date| 27 December 2002
Target| Chechen government HQ

Attack type

| Car bombs
Deaths| 83[1]
Injured| 210
Perpetrators| Riyad-us Salihiin

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The Grozny truck bombing occurred on 27 December 2002, when three Chechen suicide bombers ran vehicles into the heavily guarded republic's government headquarters in the regional capital Grozny.

## Details

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The drivers of two vehicles reportedly wore federal military uniforms and carried official passes which allowed them through three successive military checkpoints on their way to the headquarters building. A guard at the fourth and final checkpoint attempted to inspect the vehicles, and began firing on the vehicles as they drove through the checkpoint towards the building.

The explosion by the equivalent of a ton of dynamite brought down the roof and floors of the four-story building. The first reports mentioned as few as two dead.[2] Ultimately, Chechen officials said 83[1] people were killed (48 on the spot) and 210 were injured.[3] Several Chechen administration officials were injured in the attack, including Deputy Prime Minister Zina Batyzheva (seriously wounded) and Chechen Security Council Secretary Rudnik Dudayev. The head of the pro-Russian administration in Chechnya, Akhmad Kadyrov, and his Prime Minister, Mikhail Babich, were not in the building at the time.[4]

## Responsibility

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Colonel Ilya Shabalkin, spokesman for the joint federal forces in Chechnya, said the bombing was organized by Chechen rebel field commanders Abu al-Walid and Shamil Basayev.[5] Basayev claimed responsibility for the planning and execution of the attack, saying that he personally detonated the bomb by remote control.[6]

Some news reports called the attack an act of terrorism,[7][8] which with 83 confirmed fatalities, would have been the deadliest terrorist attack in Chechnya. Others described the attackers as militants and rebels and not terrorists.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ a b [1] Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ John Pike. "2 Killed in Grozny Suicide Truck Bombing". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
3. ^ "GROZNY BLAST KILLS 72, INJURES 210". Hrvc.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
4. ^ "Chechen suicide bombers kill 46". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
5. ^ "TWO EXPLOSIONS ROCK GOVERNMENT CENTER IN GROZNY". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
6. ^ "Shamil Basayev". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "Terrorist attack on the local government headquarters in Grozny - Letter from President Chirac to President Putin, Paris 27.12.2002". France in the United Kingdom - La France au Royaume-Uni. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
8. ^ "Timeline: Terrorism in Russia". Cnn.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
9. ^ Wines, Michael (28 December 2002). "Suicide Bombers Kill at Least 46 At Chechen Government Offices". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
10. ^ "Many killed in Chechen blast". News.bbc.co.uk. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

## External links

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* Chechen rebels punch ever harder, BBC News, 27 December 2002
* Chechnya suicide bombers 'used Russian military links', The Guardian, December 29, 2002

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Chechen–Russian conflict

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* 2002 Grozny truck bombing
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* 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing
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* 2010 Moscow Metro bombings
* Domodedovo International Airport bombing
* 2012 Makhachkala attack
* 2014 Grozny bombing
* 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
* Crocus City Hall attack
* 2024 Dagestan attacks

Related topics|

* Chechen Revolution
* Battle of Grozny (November 1994)
* Censorship of Chechnya coverage
* Crimes and terrorism
* Mass graves
* Suicide attacks
* Assassinations
* Casualties
* Aircraft losses
* International response
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* Politics of Chechnya
* Chechenpress
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* Chechen genocide

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*  † Ruslan Yamadayev
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*  † Dzhokhar Dudayev
*  † Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
*  † Aslan Maskhadov
*  † Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
*  † Ruslan Gelayev
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*  † Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev
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*  † Rappani Khalilov

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* Caucasus Emirate
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* Islamic International Brigade
* Riyad-us Saliheen
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Leaders|

*  † Magomed Suleimanov
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*  † Anzor Astemirov
*  † Supyan Abdullayev
*  † Aslan Byutukayev
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*  (POW) Tarkhan Gaziyev
*  † Said Buryatsky
*  † Magomed Vagabov
*  † Rustam Asildarov
*  † Asker Dzhappuyev
*  † Arthur Getagazhev
*  † Ibn al-Khattab
*  † Abu al-Walid
*  † Abu Hafs al-Urduni
*  † Muhannad
*  † Abdulla Kurd
*  † Zalim Shebzukhov

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