2010 Moscow Metro bombings
2010 terrorist attack by Islamist militants in Moscow
Key facts
- Location
- Moscow, Russia
- Date
- March 29, 2010 , 7:56/7:57 MSD and 8:37/8:39 MSD ( UTC +4)
- Target
- Moscow Metro
- Attack type
- Suicide bombings
- Weapons
- Hexogen explosives
- Deaths
- Total 40 : , Lubyanka station : 26, Park Kultury station : 14
- Injured
- 102 (88 hospitalized)
- Perpetrator
- Caucasus Emirate
- Number span no of participants
- 2 women
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Medvedev at Lubyanka metro station 1.jpeg
- Number of deaths
- 40
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Part of the First Chechen War, War of Dagestan, Second Chechen War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic terrorism in Europe and Russo-Ukrainian War
The 2010 Moscow Metro bombings were suicide bombings carried out by two female Islamic terrorists during the morning rush hour of March 29, 2010, at two stations of the Moscow Metro (Lubyanka and Park Kultury), with roughly 40 minutes in between. At least 40 people were killed, and over 100 injured.
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