1999 Vladikavkaz bombing

none November 2025 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania 43.016 N 44.65 E dms region:RU-SE_scale:50000_type:event inline,title 19 March 1999 Unknown UTC+3 Bombing 52 168 Adam Tsurov Abdulrakhim Khutiyev Makhmud Temirbiyev Umar Khaniyev The 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing took place in a crowded market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia on 19 March 1999, killing 52 and injuring 168.2003-12-15 Во Владикавказе завершился суд над организаторами взрыва на центральном рынке города https://www.newsru.com/russia/15dec2003/market.html 2022-12-01 NEWSru.com ru The bombers were tried and convicted on 15 December 2003. The court also convicted the men of the bombing of a military housing unit known as "Sputnik" on 18 May 1999 that left four dead and 17 injured and a Vladikavkaz train station on 28 June 1999, which injured 18 people. In addition, the court found the men guilty in the kidnapping of four Russian officers and taking them to Chechnya for ransom on 30 July 1999. The officers were later released. Aftermath On 21 March 1999, a day of national mourning was declared in Russia for the victims, as a fire had occurred the previous day at a psychiatric hospital in Vologda Oblast.November 2025 As a result of the terrorist attack, the football match between the national teams of Russia and Andorra was moved from Vladikavkaz to Moscow at the request of the Andorran side[3]. The incident also affected the match schedule of Vladikavkaz's football club Alania in the Russian Championship, prompting increased security measures ahead of their first-round match against Spartak Moscow.Программа «Футбольный клуб», выпуск от 1 апреля 1999 года https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1_(%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0)September 2025 On 15 December 2003, the Supreme Court of North Ossetia delivered its verdict in the terrorism case. Adam Tsurov was sentenced to life imprisonment in a high-security penal colony, while Makhmud Temirbiyev and Abdurakhman Khutiev were each sentenced to 23 years in prison. Tsurov is currently serving his sentence in the "White Swan" prison in Perm Krai.November 2025 Magomed Tsakiyev did not live to hear his verdict — by that time, the terrorist had been killed in an armed clash.Ева Егорова. 2017-03-17 Смерть под прилавком. Как устроили теракт на рынке во Владикавказе в 1999-м. stav.aif.ru See also List of terrorist incidents, 1999 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing 2010 Vladikavkaz bombing References Category:20th-century mass murders in Russia Category:History of North Ossetia–Alania Category:Marketplace attacks in Russia Category:1999 mass murders Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Russia Category:Terrorist incidents in Russia in 1999 Category:March 1999 in Russia Category:1999 murders in Russia Category:Terrorist incidents in Vladikavkaz Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 1999 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1999 Category:Terrorist incidents during the Chechen–Russian conflict