2003 Mokhovaya Street bombing

2003 attack by Chechen terrorists in Moscow, Russia January 2013 Red Square bombing Moscow Hotel National S01.jpg Hotel "National", Moscow Mokhovaya Street 15/1, Moscow, Russia 55.756608 37.61421 Fear 2003-12-09 10:53 UTC+3 Suicide attack 6 (+1 bomber) 14 Shamil Basayev, Riyadus-Salihiin Islamic terrorism The 2003 Mokhovaya Street bombing was the 9 December 2003 suicide bombing on Mokhovaya Street in Moscow. According to police, a female suicide bomber set off an explosive belt on a busy street close to the Moscow Kremlin, killing six people and injuring 14. Moscow's mayor Yuri Luzhkov reported speculation that the bomber had intended to target the nearby Moscow City Hall or State Duma instead. According to the investigation,Widow does not come alone, Kommersant, August 10, 2004 the suicide bomber was identified as Khadishat (in other sources - Khedizhi) Mangerieva, a widow of a Chechen rebel commander of Kurchaloyevsky District, Ruslan Mangeriev, who was killed during the Second Chechen War. Inga Gizoeva's role One of the victims, Inga (Inna) Gizoeva, was suspected to be a helper of Mangerieva. After speculation, several Russian newspapers printed apologies to Gizoeva's parents. Notes References Anderson Sean K. Sloan Stephen Historical Dictionary of Terrorism https://books.google.com/books?id=aVcG7EkuPgAC 3rd Plymouth Scarecrow Press 2009 103 9780810863118 en 743199804 External links Six die in Moscow suicide blast BBC News Fear on the streets of Moscow BBC News Russians look for 'female bomber' CNN Category:21st-century mass murders in Russia Category:2003 in Russia Category:Mass murders in Moscow Category:2003 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in the Chechen–Russian conflict Category:Terrorist incidents in Russia in 2003 Category:Terrorist incidents during the Second Chechen War Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Moscow Category:2003 in Moscow Category:Red Square Category:December 2003 in Russia Category:2003 murders in Russia Category:Suicide bombings in 2003 Category:Terrorist incidents in Moscow