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2010 Moscow Metro terrorist bombings
Central hall of the Lubyanka station
LocationMoscow, Russia
Date2010.03.29
7:56 MSD and 8:39 MSD (UTC+4)
TargetMoscow Metro
Attack typeSuicide bombings
WeaponsTNT explosives
DeathsInvestigation Committee and also MChS : Lubyanka: 23, Park Kultury: 12
Luzhkov: Lubyanka: 22, Park Kultury: 12
Chaika: 37
InjuredInvestigation Committee: Lubyanka: 18, Park Kultury: 15
Luzhkov: Lubyanka: 17, Park Kultury: 20
MChS: Lubyanka: 20, Park Kultury: 20
No. of participants2 women

The 2010 Moscow Metro bombings were two suicide bombings initiated by female terrorists that occurred during the morning of 29 March 2010. The first happened inside the Moscow Metro station Lubyanka and the second 42 minutes later at Park Kultury station.

Incident

The first explosion occurred at the Lubyanka station at approximately 7:56AM local time (3:56AM UTC), which was then followed by a second explosion at the Park Kultury station around 8:38AM. A third purportedly failed detonation was announced by Life News roughly 40 minutes later, aimed at one of the two Prospekt Mira stations, however, no explosives were found in the presumed plastic bag after it was evacuated from the rail. Around 10:04AM local time a call from the public phone announcing another scheduled explosion was made to the Begovaya station staff, with the caller soon revealing it to be a hoax. Another hoax occurred about an hour after the second explosion at the Ulitsa Podbel'skogo station when dispatched security personnel mistakenly apprehended an innocent Muslim woman.

The explosions are thought to be suicide bombings involving self-fabricated TNT explosive masses previously thrown under the rails as apparent litter in plastic bags. The explosives were then likely initiated by two terrorist women who, disguised as passengers, have each placed a mobile phone call while standing approximately over the mass inside the train upon its arrival. The time of attack was chosen to reflect the maximum passenger capacity of the subway during a workday morning rush.

Casualties

Early reports from Russian officials say that 36 people were killed, with 24 killed in the Lubyanka explosion alone and 12 in the explosion at Park Kultury. Over 40 other passengers received serious to mild injuries.

Investigation

Officials suspect that Muslim rebels from the North Caucasus region are responsible for the attack.

Around 11:00AM local time, operation "Vulkan" was launched to patrol all the subway stations in search of possible clues to trace the instigators. A passport control brigade of local militia has also been deployed on every station of the Sokolnicheskaya line.

The Investigation Committee started criminal case under article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code ("act of terrorism").

Reaction

 Russia

  • Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that: "We will continue the operation against terrorists without hesitation and to the end. It is difficult to prevent such terrorist attacks and to provide security on transport. It is necessary to tighten what we do, to look at the problem on a national scale, not only relating to a certain populated area but on a national scale. Obviously, what we have done before is not enough.
  • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin added: "It is well known that today a terrible crime against civilians in its effects and disgusting in its character was carried out....I am sure that police will do their best to find and punish the criminals. The terrorists will be destroyed."
  • Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov said: "Terror attacks were staged in Moscow. People died and were injured. Again terrorism bids defiance to the state, society. The organizers and executors, whoever they are, are trying to spark chaos, drive Russia into the abyss of fear, distrust, undermine its economy. There should be no indifferent people in the fight against this evil. Evil does not choose its victims on the basis of national, religious, or racial traits..."During this difficult day for Russia's peoples, we declare with all responsibility that will fight against terrorists until they are completely destroyed. It is impossible to eradicate evil just by persuasion," he said, adding those guilty of the attacks "should be found and punished."

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