1999 Vladikavkaz bombing
| 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania |
| Coordinates | 43°00′58″N 44°39′00″E / 43.016°N 44.65°ECoordinates: 43°00′58″N 44°39′00″E / 43.016°N 44.65°E |
| Date | March 19, 1999 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | single bomb |
| Deaths | 52 |
Non-fatal injuries | 168 |
| Perpetrators |
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 March 19, 1999 killing 52 and injuring 168.[1]
The bombers were tried and convicted on December 15, 2003. They were also convicted of bombing a military housing unit "Sputnik" on May 18, 1999 (4 dead, 17 injured), a Vladikavkaz train station on June 28, 1999 (18 injured) and kidnapping 4 Russian officers and taking them to Chechnya for ransom on July 30, 1999 (the officers were later released). Adam Tsurov (b. 1980) was given a life sentence, Abdulrakhim Khutiyev and Makhmud Temirbiyev were sentenced to 23 years of imprisonment and Umar Khaniyev (b. 1984) received 10 years sentence.[1]
See also
External links
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.