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The '''Red Square Bombing''' was the ] ] ] near ] in ]. It left six people dead and wounded several others. The '''Red Square Bombing''' was the ] ] ] near ] in ]. It left six people dead and wounded several others. The blast happened on a busy street only a few hundred metres from the ] in the heart of the city. Moscow's then-mayor ] reported rumours that the bomb was intended for the ], or parliament, further up the road.


Among these killed in the incident was Dr. Ivan Anisimkin, member of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics. Among these killed in the incident was Dr. Ivan Anisimkin, member of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics.

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Red Square bombing
LocationRed Square, Moscow
DateDecember 9, 2003
Targetunknown
Attack typesuicide attack
Deaths6
InjuredHundreds
PerpetratorsChechen terrorists
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The Red Square Bombing was the 9 December 2003 suicide bombing near Red Square in Moscow. It left six people dead and wounded several others. The blast happened on a busy street only a few hundred metres from the Kremlin in the heart of the city. Moscow's then-mayor Yuri Luzhkov reported rumours that the bomb was intended for the Duma, or parliament, further up the road.

Among these killed in the incident was Dr. Ivan Anisimkin, member of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics.

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