2011 Estonian Ministry of Defence attack

2011 terrorism incident in Tallinn April 2026 2011 Estonian Ministry of Defence attack File:Kaitseministeerium Sakala 1.005.jpg Estonian Ministry of Defence Tallinn, Estonia 2011 8 11 y 15:00 – 17:30 EEST UTC+03:00 Shooting, bombing attempt 1 (the perpetrator) 1 Karen Drambjan Bernardelli P One pistol IEDs 2011 Estonian Ministry of Defence attack was an attack on the Estonian Ministry of Defence building in Tallinn on 11 August 2011 by Karen Drambjan (hy Կարեն Դրամբյան, ru no Карэн Драмбян,На Министерство обороны напал Карэн Драмбян 11 August 2011 http://www.dzd.ee/527860/na-ministerstvo-oborony-napal-karjen-drambjan/ ru 26 July 1954 – 11 August 2011). He was shot dead in a firefight with the police, after he set off several explosives.Ansip ja Laar: tulistajal olid suured kavatsused Delfi.ee 11 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/ansip-ja-laar-tulistajal-olid-suured-kavatsused.d?id=55573282&l=fplead etErkki Sivonen Defense Ministry Shooter Was Member of United Left 11 August 2011 http://news.err.ee/e7d5b3be-076e-4bb3-938c-59a2d79e9bab Estonian Public BroadcastingGunman killed in firefight with police after attack on Estonia's Ministry of Defence 11 August 2011 Jari Tanner Associated Press St. Albert Gazette http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/GB/20110811/CP01/308119937/-1/sag0806/gunman-killed-in-firefight-with-police-after-attack-on-estonias&template=cpArt 10 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930124412/http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/GB/20110811/CP01/308119937/-1/sag0806/gunman-killed-in-firefight-with-police-after-attack-on-estonias%26template%3DcpArt 30 September 2011 dead dmy-all Estonian defense ministry shooter confirmed member of United Left 11 August 2011 Xinhua xinhuanet http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/12/c_131044108.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121108012651/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/12/c_131044108.htm dead 8 November 2012 Estonian gunman shot dead 12 August 2011 Agence France-Presse The Australian 2011-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110812024007/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/estonian-gunman-shot-dead/story-e6frg6so-1226113654906 subscription live https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/world/estonian-gunman-shot-dead/news-story/92df59e74ac96845e31fda1bd23044f2 Attack on the Estonian Ministry of Defence On 11 August 2011 at around 15:00 hours local time Drambjan entered the Estonian Ministry of Defence headquarters building in central Tallinn armed with a pistol with about 100 rounds of ammunition and a bag containing ten to fifteen explosives. He opened fire in the entrance hall and detonated smoke bombs, but was not able to pass a security gate and enter the interior of the building. At the time the building was guarded by members of the Estonian Defence League.Kaitseministeeriumisse tungija oli Vasakpartei liige Karen Drambjan Nataly Koppel 11 August 2011 Õhtuleht http://ohtuleht.ee/438964 He temporarily held two people captive,Prokuratuur: Drambjan võttis ajutiselt kaks inimest oma kontrolli alla Delfi.ee 11 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/prokuratuur-drambjan-vottis-ajutiselt-kaks-inimest-oma-kontrolli-alla.d?id=55577500 et including one security guard.Tulistaja lubas relvastamata inimesi mitte lasta Delfi.ee 11 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/110_112/tulistaja-lubas-relvastamata-inimesi-mitte-lasta.d?id=55565310 et 11 August 2011 8 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213200/http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/110_112/tulistaja-lubas-relvastamata-inimesi-mitte-lasta.d?id=55565310 dead In a joint operation carried out by the police and the Kaitsepolitsei, the police K-Commando unit stormed the building and killed Drambjan in an exchange of fire.Gunman killed after Estonian ministry shooting Reuters 11 August 2011 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-estonia-shooting-idUSTRE77A5WF20110811 Patrick Lannin Defence minister Mart Laar was not in the building at the time.Kaitseminister Mart Laar ei viibinud intsidendi ajal hoones Delfi.ee 11 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/kaitseminister-mart-laar-ei-viibinud-intsidendi-ajal-hoones.d?id=55569056 et Reactions Estonian prime minister Andrus Ansip believes Drambjan may have been inspired by the 2011 Norway attacks.Viron pääministeri panttivanki-iskusta: Idea ehkä Norjan tapahtumista 11 August 2011 Ilta-Sanomat http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ulkomaat/viron-paaministeri-panttivanki-iskusta-idea-ehka-norjan-tapahtumista/art-1288407009989.html fi 11 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814143108/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ulkomaat/viron-paaministeri-panttivanki-iskusta-idea-ehka-norjan-tapahtumista/art-1288407009989.html 14 August 2011 dead Dimitri Klenski, a Russian Estonian politician, believes Drambjan was driven into his act by personal problems, not political motivations.Klenski: Drambjan oli äkiline mees 11 August 2011 Teelemari Loonet Postimees http://www.postimees.ee/527864/klenski-drambjan-oli-akiline-mees/ et Sergei Jürgens, leader of the United Left Party, accuses Defence Minister Mart Laar of unjustly associating the actions of Drambjan with the United Left Party.Vasakpartei juht: Drambjani parteilise kuuluvuse rõhutamine on kohatu Postimees 12 August 2011 http://www.postimees.ee/528230/vasakpartei-juht-drambjani-parteilise-kuuluvuse-rohutamine-on-kohatu/ et Mart Laar, the Estonian defence minister, said Estonia will investigate whether the "massive propaganda attack against Estonia" launched by Russia in the previous week was a factor that inspired Drambjan's attack.Estonian gunman echoed Russian propaganda Eli Lake The Washington Times 14 August 2011 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/14/estonian-gunman-echoed-russian-propaganda/ Washington Times: Drambjani võis ajendada Vene propaganda Meelis Mandel Äripaev 15 August 2011 http://www.ap3.ee/Default.aspx?PublicationId=6a6d564a-5122-479b-a8cb-a334ef023117 et Karen Drambjan Drambjan was born in Yerevan, and graduated with a law degree from Kaliningrad State University in 1992. In 1993 he was granted Estonian citizenship. Drambjan ran a law firm in Maardu. In 2007, he defended Larissa Neštšadimova, the spokeswoman of Nochnoy Dozor on charges stemming from a standoff with police near the Bronze Soldier before the Bronze Nights,RIIGIKOHUS LOPETTI LARISSA NEŠTŠADIMOVA OSALTA VÄÄRTEOMENETLUSE 15 January 2009 Supreme Court of Estonia http://www.riigikohus.ee/?id=985Эстонская Фемида похожа на колхозницу с безменом 21 May 2008 Izvestia http://www.izvestia.ru/news/336721 ru but had to yield the case to a "more qualified" lawyer as the case moved toward the Supreme Court of Estonia. Drambjan was divorced and had two daughters from the marriage.Drambjani lähedalt tundnud inimene: ta lasi end teistel tappa Margarita Kornõševa Delfi.ee 11 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/drambjani-lahedalt-tundnud-inimene-ta-lasi-end-teistel-tappa.d?id=55578070 et In 2011 he had run into financial difficulties and his apartment in Maardu was sold by court bailiffs.Karen Drambjani kinnisvara oli sundmüügis Delfi.ee 11 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/karen-drambjani-kinnisvara-oli-sundmuugis.d?id=55576380 et Political activity Drambjan was a member of the Estonian United Left Party, a successor of the Estonian Communist Party.Post-communist EU member states: parties and party systems Jungerstam-Mulders Susanne 2006 Ashgate Publishing 978-0-7546-4712-6 41 In the 2007 parliamentary elections in Estonia, he was a candidate for the Constitution Party.http://riigikogu.postimees.ee/online/riigikogu2007/kandidaadid.php?cid=2351 Karen Drambjan 26 July 1954 11 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330153045/http://riigikogu.postimees.ee/online/riigikogu2007/kandidaadid.php?cid=2351 30 March 2012 dead dmy-all According to the Estonian Security Police, the Constitution Party was a puppet-party supported and controlled from Russia, created by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in 2007 as part of their campaign of "political intelligence manipulations".Annual Review 2007 Estonian Security Police Counterintelligence 2008 Tallinn 8 http://www.kapo.ee/cms-data/_text/138/124/files/aastaraamat-2007-eng.pdf 12 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100415031941/http://www.kapo.ee/cms-data/_text/138/124/files/aastaraamat-2007-eng.pdf 15 April 2010 dead dmy-all In the 2009 municipal elections, after the fusion of the Constitution Party with the Estonian Left Party he was a candidate for the newly formed Estonian United Left Party in the Russian dominated Maardu municipality, but failed to get elected.Kaitseministeeriumi tulistaja oli Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei liige Karen Drambjan Delfi.ee 11 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/kaitseministeeriumi-tulistaja-oli-eestimaa-uhendatud-vasakpartei-liige-karen-drambjan.d?id=55573208 et 11 August 2011 15 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315101707/http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/kaitseministeeriumi-tulistaja-oli-eestimaa-uhendatud-vasakpartei-liige-karen-drambjan.d?id=55573208 dead He was known as a fierce supporter of Maardu mayor Georgi Bõstrov.Tuttavad: äkilise loomuga Drambjan kaitses oma seisukohti vihaga 12 August 2011 Mikk Salu Postimees http://www.postimees.ee/527956/tuttavad-akilise-loomuga-drambjan-kaitses-oma-seisukohti-vihaga/ etБыстров может уйти в отставку, а к власти в Маарду придут реформисты DzD.ee 19 May 2010 http://www.dzd.ee/264668/bystrov-mozhet-ujti-v-otstavku-a-k-vlasti-v-maardu-pridut-reformisty/ ru During campaigning for the 2009 European Parliament election, Drambjan published a manifesto denouncing Estonia as a morally bankrupt neo-Fascist country, contending the Estonian government had chosen civil war in its relationship with the Russian minority and chastising the Russian community for its slavish mentality in the face of discrimination.Kaitseministeeriumi hõivaja manifest: valitsus on valinud kodusõja tee Delfi.ee 12 August 2011 http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/kaitseministeeriumi-hoivaja-manifest-valitsus-on-valinud-kodusoja-tee.d?id=55587792 etДрамбян: эстонское правительство уже выбрало гражданскую войну Delfi.ee 12 August 2011 http://rus.delfi.ee/daily/estonia/drambyan-estonskoe-pravitelstvo-uzhe-vybralo-grazhdanskuyu-vojnu.d?id=55591822 ru 12 August 2011 8 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214729/http://rus.delfi.ee/daily/estonia/drambyan-estonskoe-pravitelstvo-uzhe-vybralo-grazhdanskuyu-vojnu.d?id=55591822 dead Если дорог тебе твой дом... Karen Drambjan slavia.ee http://www.slavia.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1734:2009-03-24-09-43-48&catid=85:vybory5 ru 12 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171158/https://www.slavia.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1734:2009-03-24-09-43-48&catid=85:vybory5 4 December 2017 dead dmy-all Who was the shooter in the Ministry of Defence? 12 August 2011 Toomas Hõbemäg http://balticbusinessnews.com/article/2011/8/12/who-was-the-shooter-in-the-defence-ministry Baltic Business News Äripäev 12 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004165537/http://balticbusinessnews.com/article/2011/8/12/who-was-the-shooter-in-the-defence-ministry 4 October 2011 dead Heikki Aasaru Drambjan: Eesti valitsus on juba valinud kodusõja tee 12 August 2011 http://uudised.err.ee/index.php?06232728 Estonian Public Broadcasting et References Category:2011 in Estonia Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2011 Category:Terrorist incidents in Estonia Category:Military history of Tallinn Category:Hostage taking Category:2010s in Tallinn Category:2011 crimes in Estonia Category:2011 mass shootings in Europe Category:August 2011 crimes in Europe