1996 Kaspiysk bombing

2002 Kaspiysk bombing1996 terrorist attack in Russia May 2022 1996 Kaspiysk bombing Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia November 16, 1996 the Chechen–Russian conflict Russia Dagestan 42.895922 47.627715 42 53 45.32 N 47 37 39.77 E region:RU inline, title 68 Chechen rebels The 1996 Kaspiysk bombing occurred on 16 November 1996 when Chechen terrorists bombed an apartment building in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, killing 68 people. Background The apartment had been built in 1991, and at the time of the bombing around 200 people lived in the housing. It had been one of the buildings of the Volna boarding house until 1992-1993 when the Caspian border detachment was created and the housing was transferred to city authorities. Bombing The explosion occurred at around 2 a.m. UTC+03:00 at house No. 58 on Lenin Street in the basement.Трагедия в Каспийске https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/243299 19 February 2025 Kommersant 19 November 1996 ru The bombing destroyed the entire nine-story apartment.1996 Global Terrorism: Europe and Eurasia Overview https://irp.fas.org/threat/terror_96/europe.html 2022-05-01 irp.fas.org Local emergency services arrived at 2:30 a.m. to rescue people until the arrival of a task force and rescuers of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, additional specialists also arrived on 19 November along with professional rescuers from the Central Airmobile Rescue Squad and the Special Purpose Center in Moscow.РОССИЯ В БОРЬБЕ С КАТАСТРОФАМИ http://www.kbzhd.ru/upload/library/kniga2.pdf 175 www.kbzhd.ru https://web.archive.org/web/20091229031553/http://www.kbzhd.ru/upload/library/kniga2.pdf 19 February 2025 29 December 2009 In total, 68 people died, including 21 children.Russia detains three bombing suspects https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/05/10/Russia-detains-three-bombing-suspects/7781021003200/ 2022-05-01 UPI en The target of the explosion is suspected to be against Russian Border Guard officers who were living inside with their families.2002-05-09 Deadly blast hits Russian parade en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1976776.stm 2022-05-01Terrorist attacks in Russia https://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/terr-russia.html 2022-05-01 www.johnstonsarchive.net Investigation FSB Director Nikolay Kovalyov stated soon after that a suspect was detained and the identities of two accomplices were known, which was confirmed by the Transcaucasian Border District. Ivan Rybkin stated that the people responsible for the attack were opponents of the Chechen peace process, a claim reiterated by the Chechen coalition government.Attentat meurtrier contre des militaires - Le Télégramme https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=19961118&article=19961118-1356291&type=ar 19 February 2025 Le Telegramme 18 November 1996 https://web.archive.org/web/20230403061423/https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=19961118&article=19961118-1356291&type=ar 3 April 2023 It was also estimated that the explosive device had the power of 30-150 kg of TNT. The names of the suspects were never released, and in November 2003 the FSB announced the case was suspended Response Boris Yeltsin declared a national day of mourning in response to the attack.irrepressible Red Sox 1996-11-19 Suspect Held in Bombing of Apartments in South Russia https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-19-mn-560-story.html 2022-05-01 Los Angeles Times en-US Two days after the attack Viktor Chernomyrdin visited Kaspiysk. See also Russian apartment bombings References 1990s Crime Russia Category:1996 murders in Russia Category:20th-century mass murders in Russia Category:20th century in Dagestan Kaspiysk Category:Islamic terrorism in Russia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 1996 Category:1996 mass murders Category:November 1996 crimes Category:November 1996 in Russia Category:Terrorist incidents in Russia in 1996 Category:Residential building bombings in Russia