2008 Vladikavkaz bombing

The 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing took place on a routed taxicab, which was unloading passengers at a market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia on November 6, 2008 killing 12 and injuring 41. The bombing was committed by female suicide bomber.[1] On November 15, the attack was claimed by the Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs,[2] a unit of the militant Caucasus Emirate group.

2008 Vladikavkaz bombing
LocationVladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia
DateNovember 6, 2008
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths12
Injured41
PerpetratorCaucasus Emirate

See also

References
  1. "Death toll from North Ossetia suicide bomb rises to 12". CNN. 2008-11-07. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  2. "New Tensions Surface in Ossetian-Ingush Relations". Jamestown Foundation. 18 December 2008.
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