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2008 Vladikavkaz Bombing

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2008 Vladikavkaz bombing
LocationVladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia
DateNovember 6, 2008
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths12
Injured41
PerpetratorCaucasus Emirate

The 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing took place on a routed taxicab, which was unloading passengers at a market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia on November 6, 2008, killing 12 and injuring 41. The bombing was committed by a female suicide bomber. On November 15, the attack was claimed by the Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs, a unit of the militant Caucasus Emirate group.

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References

  1. ^ "Death toll from North Ossetia suicide bomb rises to 12". CNN. 2008-11-07. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  2. ^ "New Tensions Surface in Ossetian-Ingush Relations". Jamestown Foundation. 18 December 2008.